Jeffries Tells Trump To ‘keep His Reckless Mouth Shut’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said President Donald Trump could get "somebody killed" after the president accused Democrats of being the country's "greatest enemy” after Iran.

On Sunday, the president posted, “Now with the death of Iran, the greatest enemy America has is the Radical Left, Highly Incompetent, Democrat Party!” Trump also said Saturday that “Radical Left Democrats have hurt so many people with their vicious and uncaring ways” and that “Fascist Democrats will never protect America.”

In an interview with CNN’s State of the Union, Jeffries replied, “Donald Trump should keep his reckless mouth shut before he gets somebody killed.”

In recent years, targeted political violence has escalated, and political leaders in both parties have tried to tackle the growing crisis.

A January report from the U.S. Capitol Police found that threats toward members of Congress, their families, staff and the Capitol complex surged in 2025, with over 5,000 more incidents reported than the previous year.

The report came after multiple political figures were killed or targeted last year. In September, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed while speaking on a college campus. Just weeks before, former Minnesota State Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband were assassinated in their home. And in April last year, a man threw multiple incendiary devices into the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion as Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were asleep inside.

But Trump’s Sunday post wasn’t the only message to raise eyebrows over the weekend.

Following the death of Robert Mueller, the special counsel who investigated Trump, the president posted, “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!”

The post was a sharp difference from the usual sympathies political leaders have offered in times of sickness and death. Former President Barack Obama, for instance, characterized Mueller as “one of the finest directors in the history of the FBI” and praised his “relentless commitment to the rule of law.”

Though Democrats were quick to criticize Trump for his remarks on Mueller’s death, few Republicans have joined in.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that empathy should be extended to the president.

“I think that given what has been done to President Trump and his family, it is impossible for either of us to understand what he has been through,” Bessent said. “We should all have a little empathy for what has been done to him and his family.”