President Trump attacked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries over comments the New York Democrat made following a Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act. Trump called Jeffries "a Low IQ individual" and questioned whether his statement that the Supreme Court is "illegitimate" subjects him to impeachment. Trump compared the situation to his own impeachment, claiming he was impeached for "a perfect phone call," a reference to his first impeachment centered on a Ukraine call in 2019.
Jeffries had criticized the Supreme Court's recent voting rights ruling. Trump's response raises the stakes in partisan tensions over judicial legitimacy and impeachment powers. Democrats have argued the Supreme Court has shifted rightward under Trump-appointed justices, while Republicans have defended the court's independence and rejected claims of illegitimacy.
The exchange highlights deepening divisions over separation of powers and the appropriate bounds of criticism directed at the judiciary. Jeffries' office has not yet responded to Trump's impeachment suggestion.