Mon Dec 5, 2022 – 5:28 pm EST
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives won’t be replacing far-left outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi with a more moderate choice, Americans learned Wednesday.
Democrats selected leftist New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to fill Pelosi’s shoes as House Minority Leader after the radically pro-abortion San Francisco representative announced last month she wouldn’t pursue re-election to her role leading the party.
BREAKING: Dems Elect Hard-Left Rep. Hakeem Jeffries To Succeed Pelosi As House Leader https://t.co/KewxFxgvqw
— Daily Wire News (@DailyWireNews) November 30, 2022
Pelosi’s decision to step down came as Republicans were officially projected to take over the House, setting up a major roadblock to the Biden administration’s national legislative agenda.
READ: Nancy Pelosi won’t seek re-election to House leadership role
Conservative outlets and commentators have pointed out that the replacement for Pelosi, a divisive and far-left figure, shows no signs of reaching across the aisle with committed conservatives.
In a Wednesday report highlighting Jeffries’ election to the leadership role, the Daily Wire noted that the New York Democrat “has repeatedly painted conservatives as racists,” even going so far as to suggest that
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