House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 23, 2026.<\/span>Francis Chung\/POLITICO\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Democrats and critics<\/span> of the Trump administration have criticized House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries as reports came out Sunday that he met with President Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner to discuss potential collaboration on issues such as housing, immigration, and affordability.\u00a0<\/p>\n As Casey Michel wrote for Mother Jones<\/em><\/a> earlier this summer, Kushner has used his ties to the White House to make business deals with autocrats\u2014including the Saudi Arabia<\/a>, the United Arab Emirates<\/a>, and Qatar<\/a>\u2014and work on foreign affairs as a \u201cspecial peace envoy<\/a>\u201d in conflicts in Iran, Gaza, and Ukraine. That\u2019s despite claiming that he would not play a role<\/a> in Trump\u2019s second administration. \u00a0<\/p>\n The New York Times<\/em><\/a> first reported that the meeting took place in recent weeks. Rep. Jeffries (D-N.Y.) did not acknowledge the meeting in a statement to the Times<\/em>, but suggested that Democrats would have to work with Republicans to get any policies through the White House. With the midterms coming up in November, there is a significant possibility<\/a> that Democrats take control of the House, and Jeffries would be first in line to become Speaker.\u00a0<\/p>\n But Democrats thinking of compromise now\u2014especially when congressional Republicans, the Supreme Court, and the Trump administration have largely done the opposite\u2014makes little sense.<\/p>\n Below are a few reactions:<\/p>\n
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