"Top Dem's Resurfaced Tweet Fuels Opposition to Speaker Johnson Amidst Controversy"

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is facing criticism for calling House Speaker Mike Johnson an "election denier" despite Jeffries himself referring to the 2016 election as "illegitimate" in a 2018 tweet. Jeffries' tweet resurfaced as Democrats oppose Johnson's nomination as House speaker, linking him to Trump's rejection of the 2020 election results. Social media users also pointed out other top Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi, who questioned the legitimacy of the Trump election. Critics argue that Jeffries and other Democrats pushed the discredited allegation of Russian collusion in the 2016 election.