President Donald Trump didn’t hesitate to give House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) credit on Wednesday during a press conference at the White House, offering the top Democratic lawmaker “a great deal of credit for what she’s done.”
The remarks were the second time on Wednesday alone that Trump heaped praise on Pelosi for the Democratic House takeover.
“And also to perhaps looks like I would think Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and I give her a lot of credit,” he said. “She works very hard and she’s worked long and hard. I give her a great deal of credit for what she’s done and what she’s accomplished.”
Trump lavishes praise on Nancy Pelosi for the second time Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/Tklm9tyCAv
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) November 7, 2018
Not buying.
“The praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards.” ~ JRR Tolkien.
Wonder what he’d write about praise from the utterly contemptible?
What a fucking jackass peddling bullshit, giving credit to Nancy Pelosi for “winning the House”. Nancy didn’t “win the House”, AMERICANS did. Just like the world isn’t all about you, winning the House isn’t all about the efforts of one person.
To Trump, Pelosi is just another mark he thinks he can con. “Think” is maybe too strong a word. Pelosi is the new leader with whom he can engage in transactional politics, and he is at the stage where he instinctively plays buddy and attempts to sink his hooks.
Obviously I think Pelosi is much too smart to fall for that.
Translation: “Jeezuz Christ – I could go to jail!”