Nancy Pelosi suffers no fools. We already knew this, of course, but she once again reminded anyone who may have forgotten at a press conference this morning.
When reporter James Rosen asked her “Do you hate the president?” as she was leaving the stage at a press conference this morning, the House Speaker warned him not to “mess” with her.
“I don’t hate anybody,” she shot back before returning to the microphone.
“As a Catholic, I resent your using the word hate in a sentence that addresses me,” she scolded. “I don’t hate anyone.”
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Pelosi then called the president “a coward” and “cruel” but said she still prays for him “all the time.”
“I was raised in a way that is a heart full of love and always pray for the president,” she continued. “And I still pray for the president. And I pray for the president all the time, so don’t mess with me when it comes to words like that.”
The fiery exchange came shortly after House Democrats announced they would begin drafting articles of impeachment against the president.
Watch.
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jayceecook
What does her Catholicism have to do with not hating people? Yeah they teach you to pray for people but it’s in some instances very insidious. I was raised Catholic and I can sure as hell tell you that there are A LOT of things that teach you to hate. When my Mother was alive she’d tell me horror stories of what it was like for her to go to parochial schools. I only had to suffer 4 years.
It’s not just the Catholics. It’s just about all the Abrahamic religions. Are there religions that denounce hate? Absolutely. But I wouldn’t count the big 3 among them. Not in the slightest.
I don’t like NP one bit but I give her credit for her craftiness. It’s not like there is a major election year approaching and she has very religious voters she wants her party to appeal to.
trickster3737
sorry that you missed the really deep stab; but its a HUGE slam against trump and his army of evangelicals who call him the new messiah. The right is going to have a stroke at her invocation of their god as she has been called the Devil and the root of all evil by those evangelicals(freaks). That was a smart response.
jayceecook
@trickster3737 I didn’t miss the “deep stab” at all. That’s part of what I was referring to in my last paragraph. I apologize. I forgot that subtly, reading comprehension, and Queerty are mutually exclusive.
ScottOnEarth
You are alarmingly clueless.
Georgeiv2
Just imagine how great America would be if she was the president ! I don’t think that other Heads of State would be laughing about her behind her back. She has more Balls than Princess Tiny Hands . ‘That Girl is made for Walking’ Donald ! Sorry Ms. Sinatra I just could’t resist it !
Josh447
She could be the next President if she were to get Trump and Pence removed.
That was a great “don’t fk with me fellas”. I’d vote for her in a second.
rustyiam
At least be brave and own your hatred Nancy!
wjtsht
Disagree. It’s easy peasy to give in to hate. Finding some scrape of love and tolerance for someone who goes against everything you believe in … that takes the proverbial “balls”
Charlie in Charge
You don’t have to hate him to want to want to hold Trump accountable for breaking the law and betraying the Constitution he swore to uphold. Bribery is grounds for giving him the boot.
hayesj
Good for you, Nancy. You are a better person than I because I do hate the president and I hope he comes to a terrible end very soon.
MISTERJETT
you, me and a whole lot of other people, too.
derek mcgillicuddy
“I pray for you” is an epic “clapback?” I wouldn’t call that a Gore Vidal-calibre comeback, would you?
MISTERJETT
i am so proud when someone accuses me of hating that clown. i hate his guts!!!!!
rustyiam
Something tells me you have other issues!
Doug
I thought this was a great clapback, especially the “don’t mess with me” comment. If the situation were reversed, Trump would have said, “Thank you,” and walked off.
broadshoulder
She thinks shes Joan Crawford. Power mad.
Heywood Jablowme
“If the situation were reversed, Trump would have said, “Thank you,” and walked off.”
You’ve GOT to be kidding! And I assume you meant “waddled off”?
Chrisk
You think Twittler would be that humble? He probably would quietly walk away until the next day ranting away on the phone.
broadshoulder
She’s in denial. Hating trump gets her up in the morning. She’s the most vindictive person imaginable.
Josh447
I would say Pelosi is more of a parental figure pushed to her limits by a tyrannical out of control man-child. Most likely a mirror image of Trump’s upbringing. Hence off to boarding school he went.
His resentment he is spewing throughout the world is quite evident, blaming others for his own inner and outer downfalls.
From all indication, Mama’s just had it.
Oranos
Make that “principles.”
richard 14
Nancy is a laughing stock who is ensuring that Trump will be re-elected. In 1 year’s time, Trump will be doing victory laps thanks in part to Nancy and the Democrats.
Josh447
Somehow I doubt a metaphorically maniacal 4 year old running amuck in a supermarket isle, whom the adults in the room find annoyingly laughable, will get re-elected. The only way he got elected in the first place was through illegal acts.
Do you really want a collection of outright liars thieves and thugs running the United States?
Chrisk
Never been able to understand a homocon. It’s like Jews for hitler I guess.
Josh447
Truly. Psychotic at the bare minimum.
ScottOnEarth
In this area of wall-to-wall hatred, it’s refreshing to see Nancy push back and break it down. It’s not about emotions (hatred) – it’s about laws, which the pathetic, fake “president” has violated. And, considering how much Nancy has always advocated for the LGBTQ+ community, you bitches trying to drag her are seriously vile.
orbit5
Just been in too long, time for Nancie to be a nannie. Have quilting bees w/ those 2 other old hags and take those other junior members with you. Adopt a homeless veteran or several. Do something good for all the people who have sacrificed and died so you could make damn fools of yourselves and our USA, not yours, Ours.