Democrats won’t throw House Speaker Mike Johnson a lifeline if his Republican colleagues turn against him again, says Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — still furious over last week’s botched spending deal.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries discussed how they plan to oppose Republicans led by Elon Musk and Donald Trump in the coming years, during an interview Sunday with MSNBC's Jen Psaki: REP. JAKEEM JEFFRIES: Many people throughout the Capitol are saying that [Musk] has perhaps emerged as the leader of the Republican Party moving forward.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday that Democrats will not save Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) if he fails to get enough support from his own party to retain his gavel. Jeffries pointed to the collapse of the bipartisan government funding agreement as a key reason Johnson would not get support from Democrats,