LEADER JEFFRIES ON ABC: 'WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FORCEFULLY PUSH BACK AGAINST THE EXTREMISM BEING UNLEASHED ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE'

Washington, April 7 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries issued the following press release:

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Now I want to bring in the Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries. Congressman, thank you for joining us this morning. Your reaction to these developments overnight.

LEADER JEFFRIES: Well, I'm thankful that a second U.S. airman has been rescued heroically by our Special Forces. And we, of course, continue to pray for the safety, the health, the well-being of all of our men and women who are in uniform in a very dangerous theater of war. Of course, Donald Trump has gotten us involved in this reckless war of choice without any plan, any strategic objectives and no clear exit strategy. Instead, billions of dollar...