Monday, July 7: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries

The View

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Daily News, Politics, News Commentary, News

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🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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The co-hosts weigh in after billionaire Elon Musk announces he's forming the "America Party" and question if the country is ready for a third party. Then, the co-hosts share their takeaways from the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial after he was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges last week and found guilty of two prostitution charges. House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries discusses the impact of President Donald Trump's bill recently passed by Congress on American healthcare, immigration and more. Then, he weighs in on criticism from his fellow Democrats of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, his meeting with the New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and deadly Texas flooding over the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.6	Three's company?
0:35.6	After the latest blow-up between President Trump and Elon Musk,
0:40.3	the world's richest man announces he's launching a third political party.
0:45.3	Will this divide the Maga Faithful?
0:48.3	It's always been a two-party system, and I think starting a third party just adds to confusion. And could interest from fellow billionaire Mark Cuban lead to Democrats deserting their party too?
1:01.0	Combs over.
1:04.0	How some fans celebrated the Sean Diddy Combs trial ending in a not guilty verdict on sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
1:13.3	Was justice served or did he slip through the system?
1:18.1	Plus, after his record-breaking speech against the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, House Democratic
1:24.1	Leader Hakeem Jeffries still has a lot to say about how it'll impact America.
1:29.3	What he thinks of ICE increasing deportation efforts and if the president just declared war on Democrats.
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