‘Traitor!’: Jeffries gets rude awakening at Democratic convention as heckler erupts | 13 Nov 2026 | Protesters confronted Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., presumed to be the next House speaker, as he spoke at a Democratic conference in Colorado on Friday. While speaking at a panel event moderated by political consultant Jessica Tarlov at the “What’s Next” conference in Denver, Jeffries was repeatedly interrupted by protesters heckling him. “When is it time for Medicare-for-all?” protesters shouted at Jeffries. “You are a f—ing liar,” one protester yelled at the New York Democrat.