House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) hammered Republicans over the Trump administration’s new policy limiting Pentagon outreach to members of Congress.

Speaking to reporters in the Capitol, Jeffries first went after Pete Hegseth, the Defense secretary who installed the new restrictions, portraying him as unqualified. He then shifted his criticisms to Republicans on Capitol Hill, saying they’ve been too willing to accept President Trump’s policies even when they erode congressional powers.

“Donald Trump knows that House and Senate Republicans, they function like a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trump cartel. That's how they act,”........

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