Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) should be careful what he wishes for.

In a brief clip captured on Friday by Townhall, Jeffries makes what sure sounds like a threat of political violence.

Hakeem Jeffries calls on Demcorats to “fight” Trump’s Agenda “in the streets.” pic.twitter.com/ZMz78e4PvO

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 31, 2025

Jeffries says:

We are gonna fight it (the Trump agenda) legislatively, we are gonna fight it in the courts, and (pause) we are gonna fight it in the streets.

This is the same Hakeem Jeffries who posted this on X:

https://t.co/Xt8qHTOwP9

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 31, 2025

Well, weakness and insecurity it is, then; not that Democrats being hypocrites should come as any surprise. Why is it that Democrats are constantly calling for what they accuse Republicans of doing? Why is it always the left that takes to the streets, looting and burning? Why, in the summer of 2020, just as an example, was it the left that exploded when our cities burned, when innocent citizens’ homes and businesses were burned and looted? 

Do they want that again now? Hakeem Jeffries may well (and probably will) claim that he is talking about peaceful protest, and he may genuinely mean that; we have no way of knowing. But he should be cautious of that raw, red time when words give way to actions. He should also caution some of his colleagues to mind their rhetoric.

Here we go again… let’s flashback to June 23, 2018 when Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) encouraged supporters at a rally in Los Angeles to stand up to members of President Trump’s administration. pic.twitter.com/EO1lzbYgj9

— SHO’NUFF (@IAMSHO_NUFF) January 31, 2025

There were other interesting reactions on X:

Yes. A trumpet call for all illegals to march in the streets. So much easier to gather up the criminals. Hakeem nitwit.

— Afoot&LightHearted (@karaggmartin) January 31, 2025

Historically, Marxist only really understand the use of force and, like an evil man destroying his country in order to rule over the ashes, they don’t know when to stop.

— Franky 2 Beers (@TheFrankinn) January 31, 2025

Liberals always resort to violent rhetoric and more often than not their low info voters follow suit. Despicable.

— Michael 🇺🇸 a Distinguished Fellow (@click4mrh) January 31, 2025

This wouldn’t end well for anyone involved.

Look, Hakeem Jeffries may have meant to call for peaceful protests. I can’t read his mind. But the “shoe on the other foot” rule must be applied here; if a Republican politician said these exact words, in the exact same way, he or she would have been excoriated by Democrats and the legacy media (but I repeat myself.) And what Jeffries may have said isn’t so much the point as to how many of the useful idiots on the left will assume. The reelection of Donald Trump has them unhinged, and it’s hard to predict what may happen this summer when the riot season starts.