House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sparked visceral reactions with her gushing letter inviting President Joe Biden to deliver his State of the Union address.
The stomach-churning tome read like a young girl’s fan letter to an idol and social media users dragged the California Democrat over its adoring praise.
“Thank you for your bold vision and patriotic leadership which have guided America out of crisis and into an era of great progress, as we not only recover from the pandemic but Build Back Better!” she began the letter sent Friday.
.@SpeakerPelosi invites President Biden to deliver State of the Union address on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. https://t.co/zZEtJTy8mL #SOTU pic.twitter.com/ZqyaFWnTnK
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 7, 2022
She continued her superlative-laden praise of Biden, gushing over the past “historic” year “with the life-saving American Rescue Plan, once-in-a-century Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and, soon, the truly transformational Build Back Better Act!”
“In that spirit, I am writing to invite you to address a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, March 1, to share your vision of the State of the Union,” Pelosi wrote, setting a date that is the latest ever for the annual speech.
March? Seems pretty late if you ask me. Latest has been February 12…what do they have in the can that they aren’t telling us? And it’s Bidens duty not pelosi.
— Jester (@JestersDead13) January 7, 2022
Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress was held on April 28 last year, much later than his predecessors. Pelosi infamously tore up her copy of then-President Donald Trump’s speech in February 2020 in a petulant and immature attempt to make a statement.
“Thank you for considering this invitation to speak to the Congress and Country,” Pelosi concluded, setting off a wave of social media mockery.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed to reporters while aboard Air Force One Friday that the president had accepted the speaker’s invitation.
Reaction was swift and pointed.
Get a freaking room
— Jlisa, Smoke em’ if ya got em’ (@Jlisa42067) January 7, 2022
Pelosi pens a letter to Biden that’ll have you wondering if she missed her calling as a fictional author: “Thank you for your bold vision and patriotic leadership which have guided America out of crisis and into an era of great progress…” 😂 pic.twitter.com/VRNktF1iFM
— Julia (@Jules31415) January 7, 2022
— Maxfli Billy (@mason1582) January 7, 2022
By then he should be pushing low 30s for approval. I wonder if we’ll have the ceremonial speech shredding?
— Dr. Platimus (@SWGaspar) January 7, 2022
“…as we not only recover from the pandemic, but Build Back Better!”
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
— Julia (@Jules31415) January 7, 2022
Don’t write letters drunk…..
— Rick (@cooperrg) January 7, 2022
She sure can sling the BS can’t she🤣😂
— JohnBiz (@JohnBiz17) January 7, 2022
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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