Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) put Donald Trump on blast on Monday ― and at one level discovered a dismissive strategy to consult with the previous president with out even utilizing his title.
“I’ll just use this word that is really lacking on the Republican side, both in the Congress and with what’s-his-name who used to be president,” the previous House speaker mentioned on CNN. “Respect.”
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The second got here throughout a dialogue with Anderson Cooper about present House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who misplaced two main votes on the House ground final week.
“What do you think of Speaker Johnson?” Cooper requested. “You would not have brought up bills you didn’t have the votes for.”
“Never,” Pelosi mentioned. “Never.”
She mentioned respect is the important thing to successful these votes.
“Respect your members. Listen to their concerns. Build your consensus, and then you come to the floor with the votes,” she mentioned. “But you don’t come to the floor without the votes and then say, ‘Oh, I thought it was going to be different.’ No. This is objective numbers.”
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At one other level, Cooper requested if she believed Trump would stand trial earlier than the election and doubtlessly settle for the Republican nomination as a convicted felon.
“Who knows. This is a person who’s sanity is not on the level,” she mentioned. “Thinks he’s above the law. He’s a national security risk. Just listen to his own words about encouraging Putin to invade countries that may not have paid what he thinks they should pay as NATO dues.”
Check out the complete interview beneath: