The battle over the Speaker vote was actually resolved perhaps more quickly than people anticipated, with Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) winning on the first vote, despite the reservations of some Republicans. 

But the remarks by the House Democratic Leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), also got some attention — of the "whoops, what did he just say" variety. 

"We will fart hard...fight hard...for the freedom to vote," Jeffries said. 

Hakeem Jeffries: “Will will fart hard…for the freedom to vote!” pic.twitter.com/TISjOuFMly

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 3, 2025

Um, okay. That was pretty funny. That's one that's likely going to get memed all over the place. 

But on the full statement, what the heck is he talking about? Who is being denied the right to vote? You can see the larger comment doesn't make any sense either. 

Partisan toolery from Hakeem Jeffries. It's not about you, bud: "That freedom is now under assault. There are some in this country who apparently believe that the freedom of economic opportunity that made them wealthy should not apply to everyone else. Our message to that crowd… pic.twitter.com/tYBmm06p6d

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 3, 2025

But Jeffries wasn't done yet with the false comments. He then tried to do an Obama imitation (notice that finger-pointing thing that Barack Obama used to do), calling on people to come together. In the next breath, he attacked Republicans, saying, "There are no  election deniers on our side of the aisle." 

🚨 HYPOCRITE ALERT

“It’s time for us to come together NOT as Democrats or Republicans but as Americans”

2 seconds later

“There are no election deniers on our side of the aisle”

Dollar Store Obama, Hakeem Jeffries, who has lost 20x to become Speaker of the House is a LOSER pic.twitter.com/u2BTuE0rTn

— Alec Lace (@AlecLace) January 3, 2025

He was responding to a lot of cheering for President-elect Donald Trump winning the election. 

Hakeem Jeffries claims "there are no election deniers on our side of the aisle."

I guess he's never heard of Hillary Clinton or Stacey Abrams? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/glepnxOBGz

— Julia 🇺🇸 (@Jules31415) January 3, 2025

"One should love America when you win and when you lose," he declared. 

Not only have there been a lot of "election deniers" on the Democrat side of the aisle going back to 2000, Hakeem Jeffries has himself been one of them, as we've reported in the past, and many called him out on the lie. 

Hakeem Jeffries said there were no election deniers on his side of the aisle during the Speaker’s speech… just saying. pic.twitter.com/xX6Jbg9saW

— Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ (@RepDonBacon) January 3, 2025

REMINDER: House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries is an Election Denier pic.twitter.com/ZhqkmJALlm

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 17, 2023

READ MORE: Life Comes at Hakeem Jeffries Fast After Democrats Accuse Jim Jordan of ‘Election Denialism'

So was he "not loving America" when he was denying that Trump won the first time? It's pretty hypocritical and quite false for Jeffries to push this lie. But the truth for the Democrats seems to shift to be whatever they think helps their political positions.