Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) chief of staff responded to President Trump’s cancellation of Pelosi’s trip to Brussels, Afghanistan and Egypt — which was set to take off Thursday afternoon — by explaining the intent of the trip and pointing out that Trump and another Republican had traveled to Iraq during the shutdown.
This weekend visit to Afghanistan did not include a stop in Egypt. (2/4)
— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) January 17, 2019
The President traveled to Iraq during the Trump Shutdown as did a Republican CODEL led by Rep. Zeldin. (4/4)
— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) January 17, 2019
She has a chief of staff? With only that job? And one who makes sense?
The White House responds…
Hey, TPM – You should read your articles. Pelosi was never scheduled to go to Egypt. It says it right there in the Tweet you published.
Next level: no travel to golf courses until shutdown is over.
I think Pelosi’s staffer sounded petty and childlike, too. I think he should have said s9meth8ng like this, “Of course, Speaker Pelosi will not do any foreign travel during the shutdown, and unlike Mr. Trump, she hasn’t done so. As to any Sepaker of the House traveling on the country’s business, no president has the constitutional authority to review, let alone prevent, any such trip. This is just another unconstitutional threat by Mr. Trump, which the nation’s military is required to reject.”