Pelosi Spars With CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Over COVID-19 Relief Negotiations: ‘You Are Not Right on This’

Things got a little heated when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was pressed on why she has not agreed to a Republican-crafted COVID-19 relief bill to provide much-needed aid to Americans.

On Tuesday, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer asked Pelosi why she would not agree to the Republican proposal to send much needed financial aid to Americans. She responded, “When you say, ‘Why don’t you accept theirs?’ Why don’t they accept ours?”

Blitzer noted that Americans and state and local governments “really need” the relief. He also cited a tweet from Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) where he called for House Democrats to make a deal with Republicans now, instead of waiting till February to pass a new bill.

“I don’t know why you’re always an apologist, and many of your colleagues are apologists for the Republican position,” Pelosi shot back. “Ro Khanna … that’s nice. That isn’t what we’re going to do. And nobody’s waiting till February. I want this very much now because people need help now.”

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Republicans have proposed a COVID-19 relief bill that would cost $1.8 trillion, which is less than the Democrats’ proposed $2.2 trillion bill.

Blitzer pushed back and noted that there are still millions of Americans who have lost jobs and are struggling financially. He also noted that President Donald Trump tweeted that Congress should “go big or go home” on a new relief bill.

“There are millions of Americans who have lost their jobs. They can’t pay their rent. The kids need the food. One point eight trillion, and the president just tweeted stimulus go big or go home. He wants more. Why not work out a deal with him and don’t let the perfect, as they say here in Washington, be the enemy of the good?”