Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, met privately in recent weeks, according to two people familiar with the meeting.

Jeffries and Kushner discussed an array of topics, including possible areas of common ground, the sources said. Although Kushner does not have an official role in the current administration, he has remained deeply involved, especially on issues related to foreign policy, and continues to serve as an outside adviser to the president.

The timing of the talks is striking. The midterms are less than 75 days away and Republicans are facing headwinds in recent polls. Democrats feel cautiously optimistic about their chances of taking the House and Jeffries would be in line to be the next speaker.

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[–] 24 points 2 days ago

Their common ground is trying to stop the DSA and actual progressives making them look bad. It's an existential threat to their status quo of corruption.

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  • [–] 98 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    Fuck Jeffries. We have the worst possible most incompetent dem leadership at the most critical time in American history. Jeffries is an absolute piece of shit and will go down in history as one of the major players in the destruction of the U.S. because of how fucking dumb he is.

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  • [–] 42 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    They're not incompetent. They're doing exactly what they're paid to do. They are liars, frauds, and traitors, but they are paid to do so by the Epstein class.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    by the Epstein class.

    By corporations. Sure some of them are run by Epsteins clients, but the underlying problem is broader and structural, not moral.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 days ago* (1 child)

    "The Epstein Class" intentionally incorporates those that were Epstein's clients and those who are merely wealthy enough to be, but may not have been. This is good for several reasons, including the tying of the moral to the structural (as symptom, not cause) and creating pressure and division within that class. It does not suggest a lack of structural failure.
    It is correct to call them the Epstein class.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Quite right, which is why I referred to a class, rather than to individuals.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    The whole school of corruption needs highlighting. E.g. 2bn of crypto corruption has nothing to do with Epstein, but shouldn't be overlooked.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    We're using "Eptein class" as a catch all synonym to the oligarch class or really the capitalist class. It avoids reactions to the word capitalist among normies who still consider themselves capitalists. People tend to "just get it." I think it's a good slogan for agitprop.

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  • [–] 115 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    A politician chosen for leadership based on fundraising ability finds more common ground with rich assholes across the aisle than with their own voters? Color me shocked.

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  • [–] 55 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Look, he’s not supporting Medicare for all or universal healthcare, but he’s willing to start conversations about planning conversations about concepts of a plan to improve healthcare for undefined people, what more do you people want

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  • [–] 11 points 1 day ago

    There is no difference between Republicans and Establishment democrats.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Why the hell is Kushner involved in american federal politics?

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  • [–] 44 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    You don't compromise with a fascist. You can only become compromised by a fascist.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 days ago

    Potential areas of common ground

    Just sounds like Kushner is trying to buy up public land again

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  • [–] 46 points 2 days ago

    Nobody wants Jefferies as speaker. So once again it's a bag of shit the only difference is it has a ribbon on it. America is fucked.

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  • [–] 53 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    "Look, we both butter our bread at Epstein's table. Let's make a final decision to publicly support the Israeli genocidal state and only support the Saudi genocidal state on the down-low."

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    [–] 33 points 2 days ago

    Jefferies sucks.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 days ago

    If you have common ground with a Nazi you're a Nazi.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 days ago

    Let me guess, their common ground were bank accounts...

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  • [–] 20 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    This is absolutely what democratic voters want

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  • [–] 19 points 2 days ago* (5 children)

    Jefferies want low Dem turnout to slightly increase his odds of pushing out Martin after midterms so they can get a neoliberal morning the presidential primary again. Even if that means two more years of Republicans having House and Senate.

    He's gonna keep doing stupid shit, I've been calling it for months and it's nowhere near as bad as it can get yet.

    If Dems take the House on a wave of progressives, there's no way he gets Speaker now that the DNC can't us the VF as a club to get him the votes.

    For him personally his career is over if all the progressives who won their primaries win their generals. He's afraid he's gonna get Paul Ryan'd.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 days ago

    Common criminal goals?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 days ago

    The fact that they are both loyal to Israel first and foremost?

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  • [–] 17 points 2 days ago

    Nice to know they're planning on how to enact fascism in the best way possible.

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    Money and corruption run strong in both cases. I'm not sure why they had to pretend like they met about other things.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 days ago

    Disgusting fascist fellating fuckfaces. Do we need any more proof that Jeffries and the "moderates" need to be ejected from our political process? Not just the Democratic Party, the whole damn process.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 days ago

    Execute them both together on the same set of gallows

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago

    No, thank you. I don’t trust either. Jeffries, you’re too centered,pal. Fuck off.

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