'Will people buy this?' Nancy Pelosi shredded for claiming Russia funding pro-Palestine protests, calls for FBI investigation

Nancy Pelosi admits that some pro-Palestine protesters are 'sincere', while others are backed by Russia
PUBLISHED JAN 29, 2024
During an interview with CNN, Nancy Pelosi claimed that some pro-Palestine protesters are supported by Russia (Getty Images)
During an interview with CNN, Nancy Pelosi claimed that some pro-Palestine protesters are supported by Russia (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: Nancy Pelosi has angered a section of the internet after calling for an FBI investigation into pro-Palestine protesters while claiming that they are receiving financial help from Russia. 

During an appearance on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’ on Sunday, January 28, the former House Speaker was asked by co-host Dana Bash about her opinion on the multiple pro-Palestine protests that are taking place amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. 

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 21: U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly press confe
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) says Russia is backing the protesters (Getty Images)

Nancy Pelosi opined that the pro-Palestinian protests are funded by Russia

The US Representative Nancy Pelosi opined during Sunday’s ‘State of the Union’ that she feels some of the protests are connected with Russia.

Pelosi opined, “Some are connected to Russia, and I say that having looked at this for a long time,” per Daily Mail.

Saying she has faced several protests herself, the D-CA representative opined that “we have to think about what we're doing.”

Pelosi continued, “And what we have to do is try to stop the suffering in Gaza. This is women and children, people who don't have a place to go- so let's address that.” 

“But for them to call for a ceasefire is Mr. Putin's message. Mr. Putin's message - make no mistake, this is directly connected to what he would like to see,” the two-time House Speaker added. 



 

Even though she did not provide any evidence to back up her claim, Pelosi continued to shade Putin for backing some of the protesters.

She, nevertheless, admitted that some of the protesters are “sincere,” while others are backed by Russia.

She said, “Same thing with Ukraine. It's about Putin's message. I think some of these protesters are spontaneous and organic and sincere.”

She further said to Bash that she thinks an investigation into the financing needs to be conducted while adding, “I think some financing should be investigated, and I want to ask the FBI to investigate that.”

BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 19:  Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting to discuss the Ukr
Russian President Vladimir Putin is accused by Nancy Pelosi of funding protests (Getty Images)

Massive protests broke out in front of the White House

Recently, on January 13, a massive protest broke out in front of the White House for which many staff members had to be relocated as the protesters tried to breach the security fence.

The protesters carried Palestinian flags along with signs reading, “No votes for Genocide Joe,” “Biden has blood on his hands” and “Let Gaza live.”

Per New York Post, the Pro-Palestine supporters screamed, “F**k Joe Biden!” as they tried climbing the outer fence.

The Pro-Palestinian protesters further chanted, “Break it down! You support the murder of children!”

The intensity of the protests increased following Joe Biden’s greenlighting of “emergency sales” of $106 million worth of ammunition to Israel to aid in their retaliatory mission against Hamas.

The Secret Service erected the anti-scale fencing hours before the protest anticipating the demonstration in front of the White House, which was planned as the concluding event of a march through Washington DC calling for the end to Israeli military action in Gaza.

The Post further reported that the anti-scale fence received “temporary damage,” but the “issues were promptly repaired.” No arrests were, however, made.

Internet slams Nancy Pelosi for her claims

One of the social media users said, "Here we go again: blame it on Russia. Does anyone notice how quiet Russia is and doesn’t play into these games? Seems to me like they’re maybe more innocent than we realize."



 

"Democrats refusing to own what is theirs. They set up the stage, and now Nancy doesn’t like the outcome," said someone else.



 

Another exasperated user said, "Oh, good grief. Russia is back in play? They really need to come up with some new material."



 

"I see someone trying to reprise the "Russian election interference" narrative," observed a social media user.



 

Another netizen remarked, however, "Correct about Putin. Wrong about the message."



 

"Russia being behind the libral pro-Palestine protesters, I don't know if I should believe that," said another user.



 

"Nancy jumped the shark with this one," commented another user.



 

Someone else said, "Democrats blame Russia because they don't want to admit their poor management Will people buy this?"



 

"I think people are done with politicians telling us Russia is causing our problems, when it’s clearly them," said another user.



 

This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.

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