Mike Johnson advised Jeffries ‘don’t pay attention’ to online trolling

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) lamented that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) rejected his advice to avoid responding to internet trolling “because it makes it worse.” 

President Donald Trump posted a series of altered videos of Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) after he met with them to discuss negotiations over government funding. The common theme of the videos features Jeffries edited to appear to have a mustache and a sombrero. 

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