'Traitor!': Jeffries gets rude awakening at Democratic convention as heckler erupts
Activists demanding a Green New Deal and an arms embargo on Israel interrupted Hakeem Jeffries at the What's Next Democratic conference.
Protesters confronted Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., presumed to be the next House speaker, as he spoke at a Democratic conference in Colorado on Friday.
While speaking at a panel event moderated by political consultant Jessica Tarlov at the "What's Next" conference in Denver, Jeffries was repeatedly interrupted by protesters heckling him.
"When is it time for a Green New Deal?" protesters shouted at Jeffries. "When is it time for Medicare-for-all?"
Various videos from the conference posted to social media show different viewpoints of the hecklers.
"You are a f---ing liar, " one protester yelled at the New York Democrat.
"Hakeem Jeffries … I’m a young person, and I am scared for my future," the protesters yelled during the panel discussion.
THE MISTAKE NEWLY-ELECTED DEMS ADMIT THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE WITH TRUMP AFTER SWEEPING 2026 WINS
Jeffries' office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request seeking comment on Friday.
"What's Next" bills itself as a "major post-election gathering of the Democratic Party, where the leaders, ideas, and debates that will shape the party through 2028 and beyond take center stage," according to a statement on the conference's website.
"Together, we'll absorb what happened in 2026 and chart where the party goes next," the statement said. "What’s Next, presented by Majority Democrats and sponsored by MD PAC, is the defining convening of the post-election season, bringing together the people who will write the party’s next chapter."
SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER
The "What's Next" conference comes after the Democratic Party made major gains in the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
Jeffries said in a Thursday post on X that House Democrats "will clean up the mess in Washington, get big money out of politics and ban members of Congress from trading stocks."
This story was first published by Fox News - Latest. Read the original report