Posted on 07/11/2019 9:51:10 AM PDT by jazusamo
Full title: Pelosi responds to AOC slam, says caucus has her back for condemning chief of staffs offensive tweet
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stood her ground Thursday in response to New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claiming the speaker has been disrespectful to several minority lawmakers, saying she has the backing of her caucus and defending her handling of the rabble-rousing freshman 'squad' that Ocasio-Cortez leads.
Notably, Pelosi all but confirmed that a warning she delivered to rank-and-file lawmakers a day earlier about using social media for attacks on fellow Democrats was prompted by Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff.
Asked about her ongoing spat with the New York lawmaker, Pelosi acknowledged how she recently addressed -- at the request of my members -- an offensive tweet that came out of one of the member's offices that compared centrist Democrats to segregationists. That tweet was authored and then deleted by Ocasio-Cortez chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti.
Our members took offense at that, Pelosi said, claiming her comments received a positive response. I addressed that.
Ocasio-Cortez has since accused Pelosi of being disrespectful to several newly elected women of color. Pelosi repeatedly told reporters Thursday she wasnt going to say anything else on the subject, but said she supports diversity in the caucus.
I've said what I'm going to say What I said in the caucus yesterday had an overwhelming response from my members. Because they know what the facts are and what we are responding to. We respect the value of every member of our caucus. The diversity of it all is a wonderful thing. Diversity is our strength. Unity is our power, she said.
On Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez stood by her Pelosi comments in an interview with CNN, saying she was pointing out a pattern. But she declined to call Pelosi a racist.
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Hell yes......she will be the presidential race nominee as soon as she is old enough...maybe sooner...after all she is a demonrat...
AOC is the
Actress
Of
Chackrabarti
He is the man behind the curtain.
That tweet was authored and then deleted by Ocasio-Cortez chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti***
He’s her “script” writer, handler etc
Serves the same function as Huma and ValJar did/do with Hillary and Obama.
AOC auditioned for the role she is playing
When she goes off script is when her best moments come out.
There are another 100 like her ready to run for various offices in 2020
During primary season, Dems bicker. When it comes time to unify and steal an election, they always patch things up.
Saikat Chakrabarti @saikatc
Can we stop calling the Blue Dog Caucus "fiscally conservative but socially liberal?" I missed the part of fiscal conservativeness or social liberalness that includes wasting $4.5 billion of taxpayer money to put kids in concentration camps.— Saikat Chakrabarti (@saikatc) June 27, 2019
Anyone who thought Pelosi would stand for the commie grandstanding of the “squad” in an election season needs to reexamine their drinking habit.
This week has seen the first hammer-fall of MANY to come.
And I am greatly disappointed.
I enjoyed seeing AOC and her squad as the face of the Dim party.
Nancy, you must fear this bartender.
“Yep, it’s really the minor leagues of talent, kinda like watching girls soccer.”
Nancy Pelosi is the most effective Speaker of the 20th/21st Century so far.
Conservatives should pray for a House Speaker as effective as Nancy Pelosi.
Well said...I believe every word of that, she’s a real loser.
Ha, the little white one has no fear!
I am not an AOC fan but I have to give her kudos for her ability to cause Pelosi to have migraines.
“I mainly remember it being the Never Trumper traditional Republican types on here that were against Trump. Pushing for Cruz at all costs.”
Cruz was not the favorite of the Never Trumpers. They only hated Trump more than Cruz.
“- - - and think to themselves, - - - “
There you go, thinking voters “think”. Your statement most likely applies to conservatives and middle of the road voters. But die hard lefty commie rats have no idea what that concept is.
Nancy has never been more than a four- banger. LOL!
Agreed...Much like a VW 36 hp. :^)
There’s a new boss in town, Pelosi, and it ain’t you.
AOC demands respect and you better show it or you’re gone in the next congress, if not sooner.
Ive read some posts in a few lefty blogs where they think AOC is a Trump decoy because of all the chaos shes creating in their party! LOL
That’s funny, I’m sure they’d like to believe that. :^)
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