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On the recordOctober 9, 2025
Listen, you’re not going to talk to me … and talk over me because you don’t want to hear what I have to say. So why don’t you just keep your mouth shut.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
Source
nypost.com

Editor's note · Context

Jeffries asserts his position during a heated exchange with Lawler.

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