Ever since the 2020 presidential election, we’ve been told that election deniers are threats to democracy. The only cure for that is to not vote for an election denier to ever hold elected office, they said. Yet, on Wednesday House Democrats voted for the next House Minority Leader and they did just that – they elected an election denier, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. Hmm.

You don’t think there is a double standard, do you? Perish the thought. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is retiring (good riddance) and the House is under new majority control in January. Democrats will be the minority party and Jeffries is their leader. Rep. Jeffries (NY) is considered a rising star in Democrat politics. At the age of 52, he’ll usher in the next generation into party leadership, replacing the 82-year-old Pelosi. He is the first black American to be elected leader of either of the two major parties in Congress. It is reported that he ran unopposed. Who could oppose just a historic election, right? But, shouldn’t they have opposed him?

Jeffries, a lawyer from Brooklyn, is on record repeatedly denying the legitimacy of the 2016 election. Is it ok to deny the results of some elections but not others? Apparently so. Pelosi said she is stepping aside for the next generation of Democrat leadership when she announced her retirement as speaker.

A new era for House Dems— w/ a changing of the leadership guard & preparing for life in the minority. “This is a moment of transition,” Jeffries told us last night. “We stand on the shoulders of giants but are also looking forward.” w/ ⁦@scottwongDC⁩ https://t.co/TyfESy3UGH

— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) November 30, 2022

Jeffries has denied the results of the 2016 presidential election at least nine times on social media. The internet is forever.

In February 2018, Jeffries tweeted this insanity: pic.twitter.com/xa7DkuBYLE

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 22, 2022

In September 2018, Jeffries baselessly accused Republicans of cheating in the 2016 presidential election. pic.twitter.com/kzy6o6vl5n

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 22, 2022

In June 2019, Jeffries said there was a "cloud of illegitimacy that continues to hang over" the Trump White House and we need "to try to figure out what the heck happened" in the 2016 election. pic.twitter.com/M91wsGuM2k

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 22, 2022

You get the point. The hypocrisy is breathtaking.

Pelosi is now designated as “Speaker Emerita”. She gave the new leadership trio her blessing.

“A new day is dawning — and I am confident that these new leaders will capably lead our Caucus and the Congress,” Pelosi said.

And, there were references to “vibrancy and diversity”, because that must be pointed out.

“Together, this new generation of leaders reflects the vibrancy and diversity of our great nation — and they will reinvigorate our Caucus with their new energy, ideas and perspective,” the California Democrat said. “Now, with the fullest confidence of our Members, our new Leaders are well-prepared to carry on Democrats’ fight for working families and defense of Democracy.”

Jeffries will fight extremism from Republicans when he has to, you know. He’s a fighter.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Jeffries said the new leadership team recognized the “solemn responsibility that we are all inheriting, and the best thing that we can do as a result of the seriousness and solemnity of the moment, is lean in hard and do the best damn job that we can for the people.”

“We are a coalition of people with different life experiences, ideologies and backgrounds. But at the end of the day, we’re always committed to finding the highest common denominator in order to get big things done. For everyday Americans. I’m confident that we can continue to do it,” he said.

Jeffries also offered some insight on his relationship with GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, the Republican nominee for the speakership.

“I think I’ve been pretty gentle on Kevin McCarthy over the years, to tell you the truth. I just respond to things that he has either said or done that I found to be outrageous, such as calling out members on our side of the aisle as extreme when he’s got an extraordinary group of members on the other side of the aisle who fall into that category,” Jeffries said. “Moving forward, it’s my hope that House Democrats can find common ground with Republicans to get things done that would make life better for everyday Americans whenever possible. But we’re also prepared to oppose their extremism when we must.”

None of the reporting I’ve been reading from the legacy media bothers to acknowledge the election denier in him. Funny how that works.