On Sunday, President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) after the Democrat criticized a Supreme Court of the United States ruling on voting rights.<\/p>\n
Trump, Jeffries Clash Over Supreme Court Voting<\/p>\n
Trump posted on Truth Social, lashed out at Jeffries for calling the Supreme Court “illegitimate” following its decision on the Voting Rights Act.<\/p>\n
“Hakeem Jeffries, a low IQ individual, said our Supreme Court is \u2018illegitimate.\u2019 After saying such a thing, isn’t he subject to Impeachment?” Trump wrote. <\/p>\n
He also added, “I got impeached for A PERFECT PHONE CALL. Where are you Republicans? Why not get it started?”<\/p>\n
Jeffries fired back on X with a response: “Jeffries Derangement Syndrome,” echoing a phrase Trump has used against critics.<\/p>\n
Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling<\/p>\n
Last week, in a press conference, Jeffries called a Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act “unacceptable” and labeled the court’s conservative majority “illegitimate,” saying the ruling weakened protections for minority voters. <\/p>\n
He pledged Democrats would “fight back” against what he described as a setback to civil rights, though he acknowledged the decision was not unexpected.<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision struck down<\/a> Louisiana’s congressional map for creating a second majority-Black district, with Justice Samuel Alito writing that race had improperly dominated the map-making process, violating equal protection principles.<\/p>\n Democratic leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), condemned the ruling and called for legislative action to strengthen voting rights protections.<\/p>\n Trump praised the decision, calling it a “BIG WIN for Equal Protection under the Law” and saying it restored the Voting Rights Act to its “original intent.”<\/p>\n Disclaimer:\u00a0This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy: Shutterstock<\/p>\n