Nancy Pelosi reveals her take on 'pathetic' Donald Trump's disparaging remarks on Kamala Harris' IQ

Donald Trump claimed Kamala Harris is 'not smart enough to do a news conference' during a press meet at his Mar-a-Lago residence
UPDATED AUG 10, 2024
Nancy Pelosi chastised Donald Trump for his remarks on Kamala Harris following VP's media absence after becoming the Democratic presidential nominee (Getty Images)
Nancy Pelosi chastised Donald Trump for his remarks on Kamala Harris following VP's media absence after becoming the Democratic presidential nominee (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: Nancy Pelosi, the former Democratic Speaker of the House, chastised former president Donald Trump on Friday, August 9, for his deflating remarks on Vice President Kamala Harris' intelligence level. 

“I don’t pay attention to what he has to say,” Pelosi told MSNBC host Joy Reid on 'The ReidOut'. “It’s pathetic.”

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, delivers a statement on the Heroes Act ai
Former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Pictured) chastised ex-president Donald Trump's disparaging remarks on Kamala Harris (Getty Images)

Donald Trump said Kamala Harris is 'not smart enough' at his Mar-a-Lago press meet

Donald Trump claimed that Kamala Harris is "not smart enough to do a news conference" during a press conference on Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago home.

Harris has been under fire from the former president's campaign for refusing to answer questions from the media since the beginning of her campaign last month.


PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 08: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on August 08, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. Polls currently show a close race between Trump and Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Kamala Harris has been under fire from Donald Trump's campaign for refusing to answer questions from the media since the beginning of her campaign last month (Getty Images)

Nancy Pelosi says Kamala Harris is 'the best person to run' for victory

Kamala Harris answered some questions from reporters who accompanied her to Michigan on Thursday, and she stated that she would like to conduct a longer interview before August ends.

“Let’s just talk about her as the best person to run and lead us to victory as president of the United States,” Pelosi said of Harris. “She happens to be a woman, and that’s icing on the cake.”

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at the start of a round
Kamala Harris has not sat for any major interview or faced a press conference after succeeding Joe Biden as the Democratic frontrunner for the upcoming presidential election (Getty Images)

Nancy Pelosi reportedly forced Joe Biden to opt out of presidential race

With President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the candidacy for president, Kamala Harris has attracted a lot of fervor and energy from her party.

Although Pelosi has denied attempting to persuade Biden to withdraw from the race, The Hill has revealed that she pressed for him to do so out of the public eye.

“No, I wasn’t a leader of any pressure party,” Pelosi said in a recent interview. “Well, let me say things that I didn’t do. I didn’t call one person. I did not call one person. I could always say to him, ‘I never called anybody.’ What I’m saying is, I had confidence that the president would make the proper choice for our country, whatever that would be, and I said that. ‘Whatever that is, we’ll go with.’”

According to an average of national surveys from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ, the vice president and the former president are currently tied, with Harris trailing Trump by only 0.2 points.

President Joe Biden arrives for a memorial service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church at Emory University on November 28, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Rosalynn Carter, who passed away on November 19 at the age of 96, was married to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter for 77 years. In her lifetime she was an activist and writer known to be an advocate for the elderly, affordable housing, mental health, and the protection of monarch butterflies. Every living first lady are expected to attend the service. (Photo by Brynn Anderson-Pool/Getty Images)
With Joe Biden's withdrawal from the candidacy for president, Kamala Harris has attracted a lot of fervor and energy from her party (Getty Images)

Internet rips Nancy Pelosi for defending Kamala Harris' media silence

Netizens scorned the ex-House speaker and the current Democratic presidential nominee after the former defended Harris for not opening up to the media despite facing repeated criticisms from the Republicans.

One X user asked Pelosi, "Then why hasn’t @VP had and press conferences or answered a single question since stealing the nomination from Biden?"

Another tweeted, while hinting at Harris, "Then why will she not take questions from the media without a script?" 



 



 

"I find you stabbing a friend in the back to try to win an election pathetic," added one user.

Someone else remarked, "She’s deflecting as usual. Kamala repeats the same campaign speech over and over. She hasn’t had an unscripted Q&A since June. No policy initiatives on her website. Also, Nancy said Joe was sharp as a tack, a couple of months ago."



 



 

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