Jeffries responds to Kushner backlash: 'No one from the Trump Cartel is getting a pass'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) responded on Monday to criticism regarding a meeting with Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law. In a post on the social media platform X, Jeffries defended his stance and stated that "no one from the Trump Cartel is getting a pass."

The video statement and social media post followed public backlash over the interaction between the Democratic leader and Kushner. The meeting and subsequent response were also noted in reporting by The New York Times.