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Checked by PolitiFact24 Oct 2025United States Health

Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader

“The Trump administration just declared that erecting a ballroom is the president’s main priority,” rather than issues such as the cost of living and health care.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: In a briefing, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about President Donald Trump’s priorities for renovating parts of the White House campus. Leavitt responded that the ballroom is his top prior…

Checked by PolitiFact29 Sep 2025United States Health

Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader

“Republicans have effectively ended medical research in the United States of America.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: During his second term, President Donald Trump has already eliminated grants, capped indirect research funding and reduced employment at agencies involved in medical research. He’s also proposed aggressive medical resea…