‘That’s an Italian Grandma Move’: Daughter of Pelosi Defends Her Mother Ripping up State of the Union Address
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) daughter, Christine Pelosi, is defending her mother’s decision to rip up President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address amid an ongoing, public feud between the two leaders.
In an interview on Fox News on Thursday, Pelosi’s daughter Christine Pelosi called the gesture of ripping up Trump’s State of the Union address “an Italian grandma move.”
“I think Nancy Pelosi is a wonderful person, I know she prays daily, including for the president, including for the country as we talked before. And in watching her reaction to that speech, I thought to myself, ‘That’s an Italian grandma move.'”
Watch the interview below:
Christine Pelosi continued to defend her mother’s decision to rip up the speech, claiming that there were multiple lies in it, and suggested that she could have made a more dramatic protest.
“Plenty of things would have been worse than that. For example, she could have put his outstretched hand toward her, and she could have refused to shake it. Which surprised when I first watched the speech, I thought, ‘Wait, her hand’s out there, why isn’t he shaking her hand?'”
Christine Pelosi’s comment was a reference to Trump’s apparent snub of the speaker when he appeared to refused to shake her hand at the beginning of the address.
Additionally, she noted even though the two leaders have been engaged in a feud, Trump will “eventually” have to work with Pelosi to get legislation passed through the House.
“He will eventually have to go back to the House of Representatives to make something happen, so we will wait to see what those dynamics are then.”
Her comments come amid an ongoing feud between the two leaders that appears to have begun in October of last year — in the early stages of the impeachment inquiry.
CNN recently reported that Trump has not spoken to Pelosi since a contentious October 16 meeting where the president called her a “third-grade politician.”
That feud was on full display when Trump appeared to refuse to shake Pelosi’s at the beginning of his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
After the speech, Pelosi dramatically ripped up a transcript to signal her disapproval of what was said and “get the attention of the American people to say, this is not true.”
Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, Trump appeared to take a shot at Pelosi, “Nor do I like people who say, ‘I pray for you,’ when they know that that’s not so.”
The two leaders continued to criticize each other during public events throughout the day Thursday, signaling that the feud could drag on for quite some time.
I think Nancy better remember that her job is to work with whoever the president is, whether or not she “likes” that person. She works FOR THE PEOPLE, not for herself, and her feelings are to be left outside the door when she comes to work. She’s an employee just like the janitor is, though her daily assignment isn’t to clean bathrooms or mop floors. But she’s paid by us just as the janitor is. She’s allowed to remain at the People’s discretion.
The exact same things could be said about King Donald The Loser. He is SUPPOSED to work for us, but he is grafting the system for hinself. He lets his feelings run his day and WE all pay that price.
My Italian grandma would have delivered an open handed smack to the back of my head followed by language that would make a sailor blush. Tearing paper was a level of subtlety she did not practice.
Yes, but would she have done so publicly AND while holding office?
Italian nonnas of my acquaintance were fearsome, but also had strict senses of decorum and propriety.
Fox News has even more dirt on its face: theguardiandotcom/media/2020/feb/07/fox-news-internal-briefing-disinformation-contributors
This will make absolutely NO difference to Cult-45, Michael.
So….Nancy’s conduct is acceptable? That was planned stagecraft on her part and not something that will win respect except from the MSM and the Left.
Thought exercise: does this make any and all public displays by “leaders” acceptable? I’ll buy that. So it’s fine when Joe gropes, sniffs, and scratches? What if a SC justice “adjusts” him/herself in public?
What if someone simply identifies as an Italian grandma? They get to act like a spoiled six-year old throwing a tantrum?
Sucks when the Left is held to its own standards or lack of them.
So….Nancy’s spawn speaks for ALL Italian grandmas? I’ve known a few in my time. Some would have spit on it. Others thrown it down or simply NOT have attended the SOTU. Etc.
So many choices on how to conduct oneself in public.
Except Nancy was NOT just an Italian grandma. She is (for now) Speaker of the House AND supposedly a figure of leadership. Note her fancy gold pin.