President Donald Trump invoked House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) name 12 times in a 15-minute pool spray Tuesday, calling out “Nancy” again and again as the two of them, plus Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), sparred on border security.
Pelosi was mostly trying to shut down the debate until the press vacated the room, while Trump seemed to enjoy the attention, calling it “transparency.”
She did snap back when Trump made an allusion to the upcoming vote for her to gain the speakership, for which she has been whipping votes vigorously.
“Mr. President, please don’t characterize the strength that I bring to this meeting as a leader of the House Democrats who just won a big victory,” she quipped.
Nancy and Chuck now tag-teaming Trump, notes his party got clobbered. pic.twitter.com/2ksLMWPbto
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 11, 2018
Schumer also chimed in to land political jabs, while Vice President Mike Pence sat silently in the corner.
Pelosi and Trump have a complex relationship, with some measure of respect on both sides, despite the deep partisan divide.
Why was Pence even in the room? Talk about non-participation. A semi-human Q-Tip.
Hey Chuck! Shut the hell up!..
Let Nancy do the talking.
Chuck’s namby-pamby negotiating is worth spit to the bullying, orange menace.
He couldn’t talk to Nancy, mother was not there…
When your enemy is making a mistake do not distract him. – Sun Tzu
Yeowtch!
If I was president…my first edict would be to ban single lens reflex cameras for the press. There is no need to use one unless you are doing closeup or telephoto photography. A nice quiet rangefinder camera would be exactly as good. I don’t know how anyone can think and talk with that cacophony of camera thwacking. If you want to spend for the best you can even get a digital Leica for $7000.