Trump White House demands apology after Jeffries calls for Dems to fight president's agenda 'in the streets'

FIRST ON FOX: The White House is blasting House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries aft pledging to combat Republicans' docket "in the streets."

"While President Trump remains focused connected uniting our state and delivering the mandate acceptable by the American people, the House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, incites unit calling for radical to combat ‘in the streets’ against President Trump’s agenda," White House lawman property caput Kush Desai told Fox News Digital.

"This unhinged convulsive rhetoric is dangerous. Leader Jeffries should instantly apologize."

Republicans are hammering Jeffries for his comments astatine a property league successful Brooklyn connected Friday. 

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for Democrats to protestation Trump's agenda. (Getty Images)

The Democratic person appeared beside Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., to knock Trump's handling of the caller deadly craft collision successful Washington, D.C., and his administration's policies freezing national funding.

At 1 point, Jeffries was asked astir Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams' deficiency of pushback against Trump, and whether it made him a "good fit" to pb the Big Apple.

Jeffries avoided weighing successful straight connected Adams, however, responding, "I'll person much to accidental astir the aboriginal of the mayorship of the metropolis of New York astatine the due time."

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Jeffries had been asked astir New York City Mayor Eric Adams. (Adam Gray for Fox News Digital )

"Right now, we're going to support focused connected the request to look retired for mundane New Yorkers and mundane Americans who are nether battle by an utmost MAGA Republican docket that is trying to chopped taxes for billionaires, donors, and affluent corporations and past instrumentality New Yorkers and moving people Americans crossed the state with the bill," Jeffries said.

"That's not acceptable. We are going to combat it legislatively. We are going to combat it successful the courts. We're going to combat it successful the streets."

When asked for clarification, Jeffries spokesperson Christie Stephenson told Fox News Digital, "The conception that Leader Jeffries supports unit is laughable. Republicans are the enactment that pardons convulsive felons who battle constabulary officers. Democrats are the enactment of John Lewis and the close to petition the authorities peacefully."

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer besides criticized Jeffries' comments. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

She posted akin comments connected X wherever she signaled the comments were referring to "nonviolent protest."

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But GOP lawmakers instantly called connected Jeffries to apologize, accusing him of utilizing inflammatory connection successful an already-tense governmental environment.

"House Minority Leader [Jeffries] should promptly apologize for his usage of inflammatory and utmost rhetoric. President Trump and the Republicans are focused connected uniting the country; Jeffries needs to halt trying to disagreement it," House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., wrote connected X.