‘Racist MAGA Morons’: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Called a ‘Dollar Store Knock Off of Obama’ After He Challenged Donald Trump’s Failed Grocery Price Pledge

It started with a simple post you’d expect from the opposition party in advance of a new administration taking office. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the highest-ranking Democrat and Black man in U.S. government, called President-elect Donald Trump to task for backtracking on his campaign promise to cut grocery costs. “Republicans have spent four years promising to lower grocery prices,” Jeffries posted on his “X” account Saturday morning. “Keep your word.” Newly re-elected House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at a news conference after House Democrats’ Leadership Elections on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) In a recent interview with Time magazine, Trump acknowledged doing so won’t be easy. “It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up,” Trump& said. “You know, it’s very hard.” What followed was a healthy conversation about the impact rising energy prices and higher costs for transportation and labor had on the supply chain. Well, not exactly. Instead, MAGA nation coined what some considered to be a racist nickname for Jeffries: “Dollar Store Obama.” By Monday morning it was trending on X. Republicans have spent four years promising to lower grocery prices.Keep your word.— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) December 14, 2024...