Plans for President-elect Trump's return to Washington and the Republican Party's return to power are well underway.

But for Democrats who are now in the minority, the path forward is not as clear.

Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York is the House Democratic leader, and he's also the author of the new children's book, The ABCs of Democracy.

He joins us here now. Good to see you,

Leader Jeffers. Good evening. Great to be here. So you said earlier today, I want to start with the news of the day, that you don't think RFK Jr. is qualified to serve in the role that Mr. Trump has

selected him for as HHS Secretary. What is it specifically about him that worries you? And do you think he'll be confirmed? Well, on the campaign trail, President Trump was very clear.

He promised the American people that we would have the best economy, the best border security,

the best military, and the best administration.

And we all have to ask a simple question right now. Is Robert F. Kennedy,

Jr., the best qualified person in the United States of America to be the Secretary of Health

and Human Services? Is he the very best available to the incoming president to look out for the health and the safety and the well-being

of the American people? Of course not. And so the question has to be asked why? Why this nomination

and why some of the other nominations? Our hope as Democrats is to work together with the incoming

administration whenever and wherever possible

to make life better for the American people, but we're also committed to strongly disagreeing

and pushing back against the extremism whenever necessary.

I want to ask you specifically about one of the other nominees, and that is Matt Gates,

who you know from serving with in the House. He's been tapped to be the Attorney General.

ABC News is reporting late today that the woman who was at the center of a Justice Department

sex trafficking probe into Mr. Gates, that that woman testified to the House Ethics Committee

that was also investigating him.

And she testified that he had had sex with her when she was 17 years old and in high school.

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