After describing how Jeffries droned on about the high cost of living and how it was Trump’s fault, my colleague Becca Lower wrote:

Trump has been in office for just over three weeks. Unless someone invents a time machine for him to hop into and correct the liberals’ mismanagement and malfeasance, what Dems are suggesting is fantasy on its face. As innovative as Elon Musk is, I wouldn’t suggest holding your breath for him to get that sort of contraption on the assembly line at Tesla or SpaceX. 

Perhaps the most priceless moment in the interview came when host John Karl read some reality to Jeffries in the form of cold, hard numbers—approval numbers. Watch as the New York congressman’s face falls… and falls…  as he is delivered his own fact-filled fevered nightmare:

🚨Hakeem Jeffries left grasping for a response after ABC’s Jon Karl reads off massive favorability numbers for Trump:

“Donald Trump’s favorability rating is HIGHER than it ever was the first time around.”

63% favor govt recognizing only two sexes

60% favor deporting illegals… pic.twitter.com/cnWEWOZlpA

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) February 16, 2025

The tweet continues (as Hakeem continues to sweat):

60% favor deporting illegals

60% favor expanding O&G production

59% favor declaring emergency at southern border

Trump has put Democrats in the position of opposing his massively popular positions — “defending the indefensible” — and they have no coherent answers.

My favorite part about this whole clip is the expression of utter shock on Jeffries’ face. He looks like a deer in the headlights on a dark highway. I was half expecting him to splutter, “But, but… CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS! THERE’S A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS!” 

(To be fair, he did finally regain his composure and go back to gaslighting, but that priceless moment will live on nontheless.)