Nancy Pelosi breaks fake crown in ‘No Kings’ protest statement

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: Rep Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker Emerita of the House of Representatives, made headlines again after sharing a 5-second video on her X account (formerly known as Twitter) showing herself breaking a fake crown during the “No Kings” protest.

The clip, posted on Sunday, October 19, shows Pelosi attending a get-out-the-vote event in support of California Proposition 50. However, half of social media is not happy about it.

This isn’t the first time Pelosi has made a bold visual statement. When she was Speaker of the House, she tore up a copy of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in 2020, shortly after he concluded his remarks in the House chamber. 

Nancy Pelosi joins ‘No Kings’ protest by breaking a fake crown

Nancy Pelosi attended an event with labor union leaders on Saturday to show her strong public support for Proposition 50. Her get-out-the-vote effort for Proposition 50 coincided with the nationwide “No Kings” protests against President Trump’s policies.

During the event, Pelosi was seen breaking a crown, symbolically joining the ‘No Kings’ protest. In her X post, she said, "We're gonna tear up the crown." The video of the moment quickly went viral, reaching 1.4 million views. She captioned it, "No Crown, No Kings."

During the same event, Pelosi spoke with The Examiner. When asked about No Kings Day and Trump’s decision to send National Guard troops to manage San Francisco, she responded, "Health care, Medicare, Medicaid, that is what is essential to America’s working families. He’s a notion monger. He throws out notions. He doesn’t even really understand what they are."

Online backlash erupts after Nancy Pelosi snaps fake crown

Nancy Pelosi’s gesture was widely mocked and not well-received on social media. "Nancy Pelosi posts a video of her snapping a crown in half to protest Donald Trump. Democrats are BEYOND Pathetic at this point," one user shared.

Another commented, "What a dinosaur." Someone else wrote, "Pelosi is a drunken criminally insane freak show."

"After a few drinks #nancypelosi posts a video of her snapping a crown in half to protest #DonaldTrump. Democrats are BEYOND Pathetic at this point. #nokings," quoted another user. "They are completely hopeless," another one shared.

Nancy Pelosi’s 2020 Trump speech-tearing moment resurfaces amid ‘No Kings’ protest

Back in 2020, Nancy Pelosi made a gesture that went viral across social media. Her recent act of breaking a crown to protest during the “No Kings” rally against Donald Trump is far from her first dramatic stand against Republicans.

In 2020, Pelosi tore a copy of President Trump’s State of the Union speech in half shortly after he concluded his address in the House chamber. As is customary, Trump had given Pelosi, D-Calif, a copy of his remarks before he began the speech. But as soon as he finished, and while Republicans were cheering his remarks, she stood up behind the president and ripped the speech in half.

Pelosi, leaving the House floor, said she tore up the speech "because it was the courteous thing to do, considering the alternative."

Even Trump criticized Pelosi, saying she "broke the law" when she tore up her copy of his State of the Union paper. "I thought it was a terrible thing when she ripped up the speech. First of all, it’s an official document, you’re not allowed, it’s illegal what she did, she broke the law," Trump told reporters on the White House South Lawn. "That was terrible. It was a terrible - so disrespectful to our country, and actually very illegal, what she did."

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