House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) railed against President Trump on Wednesday for threatening to relocate the Republican National Convention away from its scheduled venue in Charlotte, North Carolina if the state’s governor won’t budge on coronavirus-related restrictions.
When asked whether the Republican and Democratic conventions should still be held in late August, Pelosi responded that she doesn’t believe holding the conventions at full capacity is realistic amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I don’t think there’s anyone who would say at this point that tens of thousands of people should come together for a political convention, no matter how great an ego trip it is for somebody,” Pelosi said, alluding to Trump’s repeated insistence that the Republican National Convention be held as planned.
Pelosi’s remarks come just two days after Trump and Vice President Mike Pence threatened to yank the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina if Gov. Roy Cooper (D) won’t permit the event to be held at full capacity.
After the President issued his threat to Cooper on Monday, several Republicans — which include Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R), Florida GOP chair Joe Gruters and Texas GOP chair James Dickey — have tried to woo Trump into relocating the RNC to their states.
Watch Pelosi’s remarks below:
Tragically, 100,000 people across America have lost their lives to COVID-19. Meanwhile, there is still no strong, nationwide plan to expand testing like the one in the #HeroesAct.
The Senate must pass it immediately. https://t.co/GLTbm8UqHt
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) May 27, 2020
Morbidly obese. …
Doggie-do …
Ego trip …
There are those who think Democrats should be above pushing Little Donald’s narcissistic injury buttons.
I’m not one of them.
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Did you hear the 2020 GOP can-do slogan?
Nancy Pelosi’s timing and content are always pitch perfect. Keep it up, Madame Speaker!
" Pelosi Slams Trump For Going On ‘Ego Trip’ Over Republican Convention"
Madam Speaker give the man some room.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5A3G6wg9y8You go girl! You Go!
Push that old fat small handed narcissist over the edge. He will lash back, and will do it in a stupid and petty way. That will not look good for suburban voters, who likely all think that the idea of 5,000 republicans gathered in a single place for several days, jam packed is insane.
Per Kaiser Family Foundation poll (with a VERY R heavy sample, 3-4% too republican IMHO) only 8% of Democrats, 20% of Independents, and 31% of Republicans would personally attend a concert or sporting event, and this is the envelope Trump is going to push on… https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/report/kff-health-tracking-poll-may-2020/
Lets have this fight…