Hakeem Jeffries ‘stops talking’ when asked what he thinks of Kevin McCarthy

McCarthy seeking votes to be speaker when Republicans take over the House next year party

In his first major interview since being elected the first Black leader in Congress, the New York Democrat Hakeem Jeffries was asked what he thought of Kevin McCarthy, the Californian now seeking the votes to be speaker when Republicans take over the House next year.

We serve in Congress together," Jeffries said.