Jeffries defends private meeting with Kushner amid Democratic criticism
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries defended his private discussion with President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on August 25, saying the conversation was aimed at addressing the United States' affordability crisis, even as fellow Democrats criticized the meeting. The meeting, which took place in New York City earlier in the week, was first reported by PBS and NBC News as a bipartisan dialogue on housing, immigration and cost-of-living issues ahead of the 2024 midterm elections. Subsequent coverage by CBS News and The Guardian noted that the encounter drew criticism from members of Jeffries' own party.