Nancy Pelosi described the messy process of settling on a replacement for ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy in her typically hyperbolic terms, invoking a tiresome phrase often used by Democrats.
On Wednesday, a second vote to confirm Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was sabotaged by 22 Republican lawmakers whose refusal to get behind the House Judiciary Committee chairman and get back to business handed Pelosi and her fellow Democrats a major propaganda victory against the ally of GOP frontrunner Donald J. Trump.
“Today and yesterday, that was an assault on our democracy,” the octogenarian told reporters. “As Jim Jordan assaulted our democracy on January 6.”
Nancy Pelosi says “today and yesterday” — duly elected representatives publicly voting on a speaker of the House — “was an assault on our democracy” pic.twitter.com/3WUdZ0sd7q
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 18, 2023
Pelosi declined to address the invasion of a Capitol office building by an angry mob of left-wing protesters demanding a ceasefire from Israel in its war on Hamas terrorists who massacred over 1,300 of its citizens in a barbaric sneak attack. The occupation of the building would seem to be an example of an actual “assault on our democracy” if Pelosi’s own definition of the Capitol protests of January 6, 2021 was used.
INSURRECTION: Hamas supporters have taken control of the United States Capitol. Will the Capitol Police arrest them? Will Biden’s DOJ prosecute them? pic.twitter.com/dpBfZhOn7Q
— @amuse (@amuse) October 18, 2023
The California Democrat once again refused to hold anti-Semitic House members accountable for their actions, this time blatant lies posted to social media by “Squad” members Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) falsely blaming Israel for a blast at a Gaza hospital on Tuesday, with the two left-wing lawmakers parroting Hamas propaganda and refusing to retract their debunked claims.
According to National Review, Pelosi told the outlet that “the intelligence said that there was no evidence that” the Jewish democracy was responsible for the bombing of the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital but when asked if her fellow Democrats should delete their tweets, she feigned ignorance.
“I don’t know who’s doing what. I really haven’t paid attention to other members,” Pelosi claimed.
Nancy Pelosi & Hakeem Jeffries decline to call on Ilhan Omar & Rashida Tlaib to retract their false claims that Israel is to blame for the deaths of 500 civilians at a Gaza hospital—misinformation that has incited riots worldwide.https://t.co/KQoZKp3oNPhttps://t.co/wF2Wb6WYgc pic.twitter.com/ZL2UUyYUws
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) October 18, 2023
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) also ducked taking a principled stand against the Jew-haters in his caucus.
“I haven’t seen those comments,” Jeffries told National Review after he was informed that the congresswomen had blamed Israel for the hospital blast.
As of early Thursday morning, Tlaib’s tweet remains up.
Israel just bombed the Baptist Hospital killing 500 Palestinians (doctors, children, patients) just like that. @POTUS this is what happens when you refuse to facilitate a ceasefire & help de-escalate.
Your war and destruction only approach has opened my eyes and many… https://t.co/mZYoifT7bj
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) October 17, 2023
Her “Squad” cohort has somewhat walked back her own false accusation, blaming it on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Our office cited an AP report yesterday that the IDF had hit a Baptist hospital in Gaza. Since then, the IDF denied responsibility and the US intelligence assessment is that this was not done by Israel,” Omar wrote.
It is a reminder that information is often unreliable and disputed in the fog of war (especially on Twitter where misinformation is rampant). We all have a responsibility to ensure information we are sharing is from credible sources and to acknowledge as new reports come in.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) October 19, 2023
“It is a reminder that information is often unreliable and disputed in the fog of war (especially on Twitter where misinformation is rampant). We all have a responsibility to ensure information we are sharing is from credible sources and to acknowledge as new reports come in,” she added.
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