Backlash After Hakeem Jeffries Holds Private Meeting With Jared Kushner Ahead of Midterms

The meeting, an unusual instance of a top Democrat and a Trump confidant coming together to discuss potential areas of agreement, has drawn scrutiny from some within Democratic circles.

House Democratic leader meets with president’s son-in-law has ignited fury amongst own party Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting Sign up for the US Breaking News email Election deniers are back on the ballot. In most swing states, at least one major Republican candidate has questione

The meeting comes as Democrats are expected to take control of the House in the November elections, with Jeffries in line to become the next House Speaker.

Jared Kushner held ‘secret meeting with top Democrat leader’  The Times

Jeffries And Kushner Reportedly Met In Private To Discuss Common Ground  HuffPost

It's a signal that the White House is seeking ways to work with Democrats if they wrest majority control from Republicans in the midterm elections.

The New York Times reported Sunday the unlikely pair met in New York City in recent weeks to discuss “potential areas of common ground.”

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries met privately with U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, the New York Times reported.

The meeting, first reported Sunday by The New York Times, touched on issues ranging from housing, immigration to the high costs of living.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., recently met privately with Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and informal adviser, where they discussed possible areas of cooperation, a source familiar with the meeting confirmed to NBC News.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and outside Jared Kushner met privately recently

Jared Kushner meets with Democratic leader Jeffries with House control at stake in November  AP News

According to the New York Times' report, topics discussed between the two included housing, immigration and the cost of living.

Democrats and critics of the Trump administration have criticized House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries as reports came out Sunday that he met with President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner to discuss potential collaboration on issues such as housing, immigration, and affordability.  As Casey Michel wrote for Mother

Republicans appear to agree deck is stacked against them as Trump’s unpopularity grows

Democrats are currently favored to win a majority in the House of Representatives after November's elections.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner reportedly met in private to identify bipartisan issues as Democrats aim to retake control of the House in November. The pair recently met to discuss housing, immigration, and cost of living as “potential areas of common ground” b

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday downplayed the reported meeting between President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). “I don’t know what that’s about. I know Jared has interest in lots of other things going on,” Johnson told host Peter Doocy on Fox News’s “The S

President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.