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Democrats Face Backlash From Donors As Hakeem Jeffries Lands In L.A. For Big-Ticket Fundraiser

Back on the West Coast to raise cash, House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries faces a tough crowd still burned by 2024 election results

EXCLUSIVE: As Hakeem Jeffries treks to Los Angeles today for a big-ticket fundraiser, a number of Hollywood donors are staying on the sidelines, out of fatigue, frustration and even fear over the ability of the party to stand up to Donald Trump. With the man who would be speaker accompanied by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Rep. Suzanne DelBene (D-WA), all proceeds raised Wednesday will go to the Jeffries Victory Fund, which hands out money to the DCCC and others. As well as citing opinions that Democrats in Congress lack fight and spine against the hard right Project 2025 agenda and Elon Musk ’s DOGE attack on the federal bureaucracy, several well-heeled donors say they feel “betrayed” by the party’s 2024 campaign.

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