Hakeem Jeffries On Rep. Troy Nehls’ Racist Rant on Cori Bush

Feb. 9, 2026 – 40:22 – theGrio’s Capitol Hill Correspondent Ashlee Banks (@ashleembanks) asked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to comment on the racist rant that conservative Rep. Troy Nehls engaged in earlier this week. Nehls referred to Rep. Cori Bush as “loud” and he called her husband a “thug” after Bush announced that the Department of Justice was investigating her over the alleged misuse of campaign funds.