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Letitia James vows to defend Hakeem Jeffries from DSA primary challengers

"We are going hard for our speaker," James said Saturday at a SOMOS conference event in Puerto Rico. She didn't name the DSA, which marched in Manhattan the same day demanding new House leadership, the New York Post reported.

By Bushwick Daily Community Desk

Nov. 9, 2026 · 2 min read

Two images: Attorney General Letitia James on an outdoor stage between stone columns, holding a microphone and raising her other hand as she speaks; inset, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries at a microphone in front of an American flag, finger raised.
Attorney General Letitia James speaking at a get-out-the-vote concert in Brooklyn on Nov. 2 (file photo); inset, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries speaking on the House floor in January 2023 (file photo). Photos: Adjoajo via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (main); U.S. House of Representatives, public domain (inset). Composite by Bushwick Daily
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Letitia James vows to defend Hakeem Jeffries from DSA primary challengers

"We are going hard for our speaker," James said Saturday at a SOMOS conference event in Puerto Rico. She didn't name the DSA, which marched in Manhattan the same day demanding new House leadership, the New York Post reported.

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Letitia James vows to defend Hakeem Jeffries from DSA primary challengers
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New York Attorney General Letitia James used a Brooklyn Democratic leadership event in Puerto Rico on Saturday to warn the Democratic Socialists of America that anyone who runs a primary challenge against Rep. Hakeem Jeffries will have to get past her first, the New York Post reported.

James delivered the warning at an event tied to the SOMOS political conference without naming the DSA directly, according to the New York Post. “For those who live in his…

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