Pelosi Issues Some Sour Words Ahead of Trump’s SOTU Address

Former Democratic Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 👤Nancy Pelosi, has issued some sour words ahead of President 👤Donald Trump’s scheduled 🏛️State of the Union address.

According to The Washington Post, the San Francisco representative recalled the moment she stood behind the president and ripped his agenda in half during his first term in office, as Trump gave his address in 2020. Pelosi reportedly considered the president’s words as false.

“Then, when I saw that every page was a lie, I had to tear it up,” Pelosi told WP, adding that the paper needed a “few” rips because the “parchment is very hard to tear.”

Pelosi, who is now a rank-and-file lawmaker, still holds a lot of influence with the Democratic caucus, according to the WaPo, and is often sought out by younger lawmakers for counsel. Pelosi has reportedly told these lawmakers that they need to avoid making themselves part Trump’s address that will be held Tuesday and instead focus on the upcoming midterm elections in 2026.

“Any demonstration of disagreement, whether it’s visual or whatever, just let him stew in his own juice. Don’t be any grist for the mill to say this was inappropriate,” Pelosi said.

The WaPo further reported that Democrats have been unable to form a unified rebuttal to some of the polices that have implemented by Trump since his inauguration, and Pelosi said she wants her colleagues to focus on budget items that will be taking heavy cuts, particularly within health care.