Don Leonard Says Fellow Democrats Threatened Him

Rep Leonard, Jacob, TMZ, how's it going, man? Yeah, you found me. Welcome to D.C. Thank you, sir. Dude, we got to talk about your video. It set the world on fire. You've only been here for a few days. So you're in a room with top-level Dem officials, and they say to you, listen, if you don't fall in line, we're going to make your life hell. Walk me through what that experience was like just on your first couple days here. It's so much less cinematic. It was actually a dinner with a friend of mine. Senior elected officials and I let them know where my position was on the speaker and they were offering very friendly advice with very stark consequences. It wasn't in leadership, it wasn't their position to do it, it was just... You know, friendly advice from a future colleague. It doesn't sound that friendly. You literally said your words. You said it was out of a movie. It sounds like something out of like The Godfather. What's out of a movie is the consequences of it, right? And the consequences are very real. Committee assignments will be withheld. Thank you very much. You know, ability to get, you know, legislation on the floor for votes will be difficult. And, you know, ability to get support for reelection. It would be a difficult case to make. Is this not what people criticize Trump for? It sounds very similar. Yeah, no, I think, you know, welcome to Washington, D.C., right? I mean, I'm not shocked, but I'm... It sounds a little shocking. I'm disappointed. Yeah. Well, listen, we can set... You already said what you had to say, and it's gone viral. But I think we've got to go the next step further here. Just for Americans, who were these people that said it to you? Yeah, no, that's how we... Build relationships and sustain them going forward. Y'all want to get in trouble? Amen. I appreciate it.