Pelosi Says Trump Resolution Was Written ‘In The Most Gentle Way’

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 11: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) answers questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. Pelosi answered a range of questions including co... WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 11: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) answers questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. Pelosi answered a range of questions including comments on a recent flap with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and more progressive members of the House Democratic caucus. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Wednesday described the House resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s racist tweets as being written “in the most gentle way.”

When reporters asked Pelosi if she was surprised that hardly any Republicans voted with Democrats in favor of the resolution, the speaker said her expectations “were not great,” even though the resolution was “benign.”

“It condemned the words of the President. Not the President, but the words of the President,” Pelosi said. “And doing so, it anchored itself in the words of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan, beautiful speech by Ronald Reagan, which I reference all the time.”

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  1. it anchored itself in the words of Ronald Reagan.

    Who, by the way, was also a racist noted for his dog whistling.

    As I noted earlier, there was nothing subtle about the message he was sending when he announced his candidacy for POTUS in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Nor was there any mistaking his many comments about the mythical “welfare Cadillacs.”

    Fun Fact: The Reagan campaign was asked many times to identify the identity the owner of the “welfare Cadillac.” Unsurprisingly they couldn’t because … well, unicorns.

  2. Avatar for jtx jtx says:

    Trump will not like that. Another tweet storm on the way?

  3. Pelosi: The resolution condemning Trump’s tweets was written “in the most gentle way”

    because the Republicans are such delicate snowflakes.

  4. Sharpest knives slice in the most gentle fashion.

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