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 title.
“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 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 considerations. Construct your consensus, and then you definitely 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 assumed it was going to be completely different.’ No. That is goal numbers.”
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. It is a one that’s sanity is just not on the extent,” she mentioned. “Thinks he’s above the legislation. He’s a nationwide safety threat. Simply hearken to his personal phrases about encouraging Putin to invade international locations that will not have paid what he thinks they need to pay as NATO dues.”
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