Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) put Donald Trump on blast on Monday ― and at one level discovered a dismissive option to confer with the previous president with out even utilizing his identify.
“I’ll simply use this phrase that’s actually missing on the Republican facet, each within the Congress and with what’s-his-name who was once president,” the previous Home speaker mentioned on CNN. “Respect.”
The second got here throughout a dialogue with Anderson Cooper about present Home Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who misplaced two main votes on the Home flooring final week.
“What do you consider Speaker Johnson?” Cooper requested. “You wouldn’t have introduced up payments you didn’t have the votes for.”
“By no means,” Pelosi mentioned. “By no means.”
She mentioned respect is the important thing to successful these votes.
“Respect your members. Take heed to their issues. Construct your consensus, and you then come to the ground with the votes,” she mentioned. “However you don’t come to the ground with out the votes after which say, ‘Oh, I believed it was going to be completely different.’ No. That is goal numbers.”
Cooper: Did supply Speaker Johnson assistance on counting votes?
Pelosi: *laughs* I will simply use this phrase that’s actually missing on the Republican facet, each within the congress and with what’s his identify who was once president. Respect pic.twitter.com/byjE3WfEgo
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At one other level, Cooper requested if she believed Trump would stand trial earlier than the election and probably settle for the Republican nomination as a convicted felon.
“Who is aware of. This can be a one that’s sanity is just not on the extent,” she mentioned. “Thinks he’s above the regulation. He’s a nationwide safety danger. Simply take heed to his personal phrases about encouraging Putin to invade countries that will not have paid what he thinks they need to pay as NATO dues.”
Take a look at the total interview under:
