Steve Schmidt substack today on the greatness of Hakeem Jeffries!

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https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/minority-leader-hakeem-jeffries-a

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It was during the early hours of January 7, 2023, when a great thunderclap boomed over the United States. It marked the beginning of a new era, and drew a red line through which patriotic Americans can rally together in solidarity against extremism — and for America. It marked a moment of renewal and reform that is just now beginning, but will lead to something much better if we remain determined and committed to the obligations of citizenship.

It marked the rise of a new American leader — a 52-year-old man from Brooklyn named Hakeem. The thunderclap was the magnificence of his voice rising in defense of the American creed, and his taking his place in a long line of liberty’s defenders. Like his patriot predecessors, his rise was not preordained or even predictable, but rather somewhat providential. It is that providential manner that is part of the miracle of America. We are a resilient country because all around us are the reminders that ordinary people rise and do extraordinary things. During each hour of crisis in which despondency and hopelessness creeps, there has arisen the people — as if from nowhere — who would lead the United States through the storm.