Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reads names of AIDS victims during a ceremony announcing the Library of Congress as the new home of the AIDS Memorial Quilt Archive, November 20, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.rrNote: Privacy and publicity rights for individuals depicted may apply.
At Spectator USA, Amber Athey quotes Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh correctly evaluating the message sent by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s disgraceful antics at last night’s State of the Union “good news for America is bad news for Democrats.” She writes (abridged):
Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh condemned Nancy Pelosi for ripping up a copy of President Trump’s State of the Union address at the end of his speech.
‘She might as well rip up any plans for attracting independent voters,’ Murtaugh told The Spectator.‘Pelosi and the Democrats sat on their hands through all of the good news for Americans in that speech. It’s a sad place to be when good news for America is bad news for Democrats.’
Pelosi later told Fox News that she ripped up the speech ‘because it was the courteous thing to do considering the alternatives.’
The destruction of the address could have been in response to Trump choosing not to shake Pelosi’s hand before approaching the podium.
Pelosi initially responded to the snub by declining to give the president the traditional ceremonial introduction awarded during a State of the Union address, which reads, ‘Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States.’
Instead, Pelosi merely stated, ‘Members of Congress, the President of the United States.’
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