众议院民主党领导人哈基姆·杰弗瑞斯与特朗普政府顾问贾里德·库什纳在纽约进行了私下会面，引发民主党人和批评人士的广泛质疑12。这次会晤涉及住房、移民和生活成本等议题的讨论2，表明特朗普方面正在为11月中期选举后可能失去众议院控制权做准备2。民主党有望在此次选举中重新掌控众议院12，若果真如此，杰弗瑞斯可能成为新一任众议院议长12。
这次会面由《纽约时报》周日首次报道2。库什纳建议杰弗瑞斯与白宫幕僚长苏茜·怀尔斯进行后续会面2。杰弗瑞斯在随后的声明中表示，共和党政府需要放弃"要么按我的方式要么滚出去"的做法2。两人曾有过合作基础——在特朗普第一任期内，他们因毒品犯罪判刑灵活性立法而共事过2。
这一互动遭到多方批评1。参议员克里斯·范·霍伦、奥巴马前助手汤米·维特和前共和党众议员亚当·金辛格等人表示了反对1。目前众议院共和党掌握微弱多数，众议院控制权可能在少数关键竞争区争夺2。特朗普迄今仅与杰弗瑞斯会面过一次，当时在椭圆形办公室嘲笑了对方2。
White House advisor Jared Kushner met privately with House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries in New York to discuss housing, immigration, and cost-of-living issues.2 The meeting, first reported by The New York Times on Sunday, has drawn criticism from Democratic figures and commentators.12
The encounter appears to signal that the Trump administration is preparing for the possibility that Democrats could regain control of the House in November's midterm elections, seeking to establish working relationships across the aisle.2 Should Democrats win a majority, Jeffries is positioned to become Speaker of the House.12 During the meeting, Kushner suggested that Jeffries meet with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for follow-up discussions.2
Critics including Senator Chris van Hollen, former Obama aide Tommy Vietor, and former Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger have expressed reservations about the meeting.1 Jeffries responded by stating that the Republican government needs to abandon an "my way or the highway" approach.2 The two men have previously collaborated on legislation addressing sentencing flexibility for drug crimes during the first Trump administration.2 Trump himself has met with Jeffries only once before, when he mocked the Democratic leader in the Oval Office.2 The House currently holds a narrow Republican majority, with control potentially determined by contests in a small number of competitive districts.2
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