Protesters interrupted Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who is widely expected to become the next speaker of the House, during a Democratic conference in Colorado on Friday.
Jeffries was speaking on a panel moderated by political consultant Jessica Tarlov at the “What’s Next” conference in Denver when demonstrators repeatedly heckled him.
“When is it time for a Green New Deal?” protesters shouted. “When is it time for Medicare-for-all?”
Several videos shared on social media captured different angles of the disruptions at the conference.
“You are a f–king liar,” one protester shouted at the New York Democrat.
“Hakeem Jeffries … I’m a young person, and I am scared for my future,” protesters yelled during the panel.
Jeffries’ office did not immediately respond Friday to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
The What’s Next conference describes itself as a “major post-election gathering of the Democratic Party, where the leaders, ideas and debates that will shape the party through 2028 and beyond take center stage,” according to a statement on its website.
“Together, we’ll absorb what happened in 2026 and chart where the party goes next,” the statement said. “What’s Next, presented by majority Democrats and sponsored by MD PAC, is the defining convening of the post-election season, bringing together the people who will write the party’s next chapter.”
The conference followed significant Democratic gains in the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
In a post on X Thursday, Jeffries said House Democrats “will clean up the mess in Washington, get big money out of politics and ban members of Congress from trading stocks.”
House Democrats are expected to vote on their leadership slate Nov. 18. Jeffries is running unopposed for the party’s nomination for speaker.