<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) delivered a theatrical speech spanning more than 6 hours on Thursday morning, voicing his opposition to President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” and the after-show reviews could not be more negative.</p>
<p>Jeffries began the speech just after 5 a.m., announcing he would take his “sweet time” to hold up the bill&#8217;s vote, prompting House Democrats to cheer and applaud.</p>
<p>But their excitement didn’t last long.</p>
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<p>Hours into the speech, Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) appeared to have fallen asleep, seen with her eyes clamped shut as Jeffries rambled on.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">WATCH:<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OH09?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OH09</a>’s <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMarcyKaptur?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepMarcyKaptur</a> is fully asleep while <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJeffries?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepJeffries</a> is ranting 😂 <a href="https://t.co/RNw6W38wtX">https://t.co/RNw6W38wtX</a> <a href="https://t.co/pI4uHJzybn">pic.twitter.com/pI4uHJzybn</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) <a href="https://twitter.com/MatthewFoldi/status/1940724454503727198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) was also caught taking a snooze, leaning back in her seat with two open bottles of sparkling water sitting in front of her.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">WATCH:<a href="https://twitter.com/RepDebDingell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepDebDingell</a> is asleep in a hearing room <a href="https://t.co/AhVaGiFjcf">pic.twitter.com/AhVaGiFjcf</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) <a href="https://twitter.com/MatthewFoldi/status/1922639828643893694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>During the speech, X posts mocking Jeffries’ theatrics rolled out in droves.</p>
<p>“Have you ever — ever — seen a losing team hang around the field this long?” conservative broadcaster Hugh Hewitt wrote. “Dems don’t understand they are conducting an hours-long surrender ceremony.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Have you ever —ever— seen a losing team hang around the field this long? </p>
<p>Dems don’t understand they are conducting an hours-long surrender ceremony.</p>
<p>&mdash; Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) <a href="https://twitter.com/hughhewitt/status/1940780330581098726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Dan Scavino, the official White House accountant, posted a clip of Jeffries overlaid with a superimposed image of Trump playing an out-of-tune version of Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” on a flute.</p>
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<p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/THJSouhc6r">pic.twitter.com/THJSouhc6r</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) <a href="https://twitter.com/Scavino47/status/1940780756214911120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Even Vice President JD Vance weighed in, delivering the final twist of the knife.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">GOP Congressman just texted me: </p>
<p>“I was undecided on the bill but then I watched Hakeem Jeffries performance and now I’m a firm yes.”</p>
<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance/status/1940744435874324894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>“GOP Congressman just texted me: ‘I was undecided on the bill but then I watched Hakeem Jeffries performance and now I’m a firm yes,’” he posted.</p>

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