At a closed-door DCCC fundraiser at the New-York Historical Society on Thursday, Sept. 10, he pressed Hakeem Jeffries (Rep-D New York) for a public framework on safety, kids and job loss once Democrats hold the House.
- Obama called himself neither an "accelerationist" nor a "doomer" at the Sept. 10 fundraiser.
- He pressed Democrats on job displacement: "Where is that going to hit? How are we going to respond? What is that going to mean for our social safety net?" (Politico)