DONKEY: Hakeem Jeffries & Chuck Schumer Are Being Called To Step Down If They Can’t Step Up.

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There is no question that there are problems in this country between police and community.

Charlamagne Tha God (0:10)

Yes, you are a donkey.

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The latest on that police killing of a black man.

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Now the new developments in the deadly spa shooting rampage.

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It was a really bad day for him, and this is what he did.

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And so we are in a state of emergency.

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Okay, white supremacist violence is and always has been the number one threat to our society. To The Breakfast Club, bitches!

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Alright, Sean Lee, please tell me, why was I your Donkey of the Day?

Charlamagne Tha God (0:40)

Well, Donkey of the Day for Friday, November 6th is going to the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Now this past November 3rd, I saw something that I never saw in my lifetime on an election night.

We are underselling it when we say it was an historic election night. Some people say an historic night for Democrats, that's part of it. But what I saw was America taking its power back from an administration that was hell bent on being a fascist regime. A complete and total rebuke of 10 years of MAGA. Trump has done such a terrible job in this country that Texas, South Carolina, Georgia and Kansas went blue. And as a result, Democrats won back control of Congress. There's a conversation happening inside the Democratic Party that deserves just as much attention as the election results. And that's whether Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries should continue leading the party. Let the record show that your friendly neighborhood bad guy, Charlamagne Tha God, has been telling you for well over a year that Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries should step down. So it warms my cold heart to see so many people calling for the same thing now. Okay, I saw Peggy Flanagan asking them to step down. I saw Annie Andrews in South Carolina. I saw Dr. Abdul Sayed saying the same thing. I was reading a letter to the editor in the Portland Press Herald from Timothy Stevens of Norway, Maine. The headline was, Schumer and Jeffries simply do not get it. And Timothy raises a question worth asking, a question I've been asking. What kind of leadership does the Democratic Party actually need? Fantastic question, and I am here to provide some answers because I like to tell you the why of things. Okay, why do I have a problem with the Democratic establishment? I have actually have four. Okay, the first one is I need to know that when the interests of working class Americans conflict with the interests of corporate America, and powerful foreign policy lobbying organizations, the people leading this party, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, are prepared to put working Americans first. And I don't think Schumer and Jeffries have answered that question convincingly enough. Okay, look at the economy, all right? Democrats spent this election talking about affordability, we all know rent is too high, healthcare is too expensive, groceries cost too much, people are working every day and still struggling. So what are we prepared to do about it? Okay, now I know Trump is in office for two more years, even though I don't think he's going to make it, but that's a combo for next week. So I'm not really expecting them to be able to do too much, but Hakeem and Chuck, are we going to confront corporate price gouging where it's happening? Are we going to make corporations pay their fair share in taxes? Are we going to challenge monopolies? Are we going to strengthen workers' bargaining power and make health care more affordable?

Are we going to keep telling Americans we understand their pain while protecting the relationships that help finance political campaigns? Okay, second problem. Let's talk about Israel. Okay, in July, 103 House Democrats voted for an amendment to cut military aid to Israel. Hakeem Jeffries voted against it. Now, Hakeem said the amendment was too broad and could interfere with humanitarian assistance and other programs. That's his explanation and people should hear it. But here's the question. What specific conditions would you support placing on American military assistance to Israel, Hakeem? Because you can't keep saying American policy needs to change without explaining what you're actually prepared to change. And I have questions about Chuck Schumer's position too. What should happen when the policies of the Israeli government conflict with American interests on international humanitarian law? What standards should apply to our allies? What consequences should follow when those standards are violated? Those aren't unreasonable questions. Their questions leadership should be able to answer. Third problem, Hakeem and Chuck never seem like they really want to win.