Hakeem Jeffries declared ‘maximum warfare’ on Republicans days before Trump assassination attempt

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Just days before an apparent assassination attempt on PresidentDonald Trump’slife, one of the Democratic Party’s leaders called for “maximum warfare” against Republicans.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., made the inflammatory remark while warningGov.Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., against redrawing the state’s congressional map ahead of November’s midterm elections.

Jeffries said that if DeSantis attempted to counter Democratic gains in Virginia following the state’s aggressive gerrymander, Democrats would continue to ratchet up pressure on Republicans nationwide.

“We are in an era of maximum warfare.Everywhere, all the time,” Jeffries said Wednesday at a news conference.

Armed Secret Service agents standing on stage at the Washington Hilton.

Armed Secret Service agents stand on stage during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2026.President Donald Trump and other government officials were evacuated after gunshots were reported.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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Three days later, a California man allegedly attempted to assassinate the president Saturday evening at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.

Cole Allen,31, is accused of storming a Secret Service checkpoint while armed and intending to enter the hotel ballroom to kill Trump and administration officials.The alleged assassin was armed with a shotgun, handgun and several knives and opened fire on federal agents before being subdued.

A Secret Service officer wearing a ballistic vest, whom Allen allegedly shot at close range, was released from the hospital Sunday.

The gunman allegedlyinterview with The New York Timeslast year.

When asked to describe the White House’s midterms strategy, the anonymous staffer said, “Maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time.”

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaking to reporters inside the U.S. Capitol

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks to reporters at a news conference inside the U.S.Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov.17, 2025.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Jeffries’ defiant social media post came after he unequivocally denouncedcombat increasing political violence,Jeffries said elected officials must “set the most appropriate example” in their rhetoric.

“Whatever your ideological perspective is, we all love America, and we all want to make sure that this country is the best that it can possibly be,” he added.

Some Democrats have issued clear appeals to the left to refrain from using violence to achieve their political aims.

“Please stop trying to murder the president,” Rep.Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., wrote on social media.