At least Nance didn’t sniff her.
GOP Rep. Mayra Flores accuses Speaker Nancy Pelosi of ‘pushing’ daughter during photo op
A newly elected GOP congresswoman accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of “pushing” her young daughter during a photo op at her swearing-in ceremony last week.
Rep. Mayra Flores of Texas made the accusation after a video posted on social media showed her posing with Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her family at the ceremony — with conservative commentators saying the speaker “elbowed” Flores’ daughter.
“No child should be pushed to the side for a photo op. PERIOD!!” Flores captioned a retweet of the video.
“I am so proud of my strong, beautiful daughter for not allowing this to faze her,” she said. “She continued to smile and pose for the picture like a Queen.”
The video shows Pelosi, standing next to Flores’ daughter, as she waves over the family’s pastor. Pelosi then looks at the girl and extends her elbow at the same point that the child moves over.
Truly, the little girls’ feet were stuck on the floor. They wanted to stay by their mother, naturally.
I had already noticed it was a slow-go to get them to even move across to the far side, away from momma. They were very shy and frozen in place
The handlers for the photo op gave no deference, or consideration to their feelings.
Neither did their mother, actually. Everyone was nervous, I’m sure.
Nancy likes her performance space in official ceremonies. The little girl next to her nearly turned her into a potted palm, to hide behind.
Nancy was brought to heel and finally relented. Lol. 😄