Nancy Pelosi calls CNN's Wolf Blitzer an 'apologist' for the 'Republican position' in tense interview
Nancy Pelosi calls CNN's Wolf Blitzer an 'apologist' for the 'Republican position' in tense interview
By Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer an "apologist for the Republican position" during a tense interview about the current state of a COVID-19 stimulus package.
Progress around a new plan has been inconsistent and rocky: President Donald Trump briefly pulled out of negotiations last week, telling Senate Republicans he wanted them to focus on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination hearing instead.
Since then, the president reversed course, first calling for stand-alone bills on airline relief and $1,200 stimulus checks, and then offering a $1.8 trillion proposal that Democrats rejected as inadequate.
“As you know, there are Americans who are being evicted from their homes. They can’t pay their rent. Many Americans are waiting in food lines for the first time in their lives,” Blitzer noted at the beginning of the interview with Pelosi. “Can you look them in the eye, Madam Speaker, and explain why you don’t want to accept the president’s latest stimulus offer?”
Pelosi then pondered if Blitzer would “ask the same question of the Republicans” before insisting the GOP bill doesn’t meet the needs of Americans.
Blitzer asked Pelosi why she would not take the $1.8 trillion deal, referencing statements from Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who say she should.
"I don’t know why you’re always an apologist and many of your colleagues are apologists for the Republican position," Pelosi said.
"Ro Khanna -- that’s nice. That isn’t what we’re going to do, and nobody's waiting 'til February. I want this very much now because people need help now. But it's no use giving them a false thing just because the president wants to put a check with his name on it in the mail," Pelosi continued during the nearly 14 minute interview.
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By Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer an "apologist for the Republican position" during a tense interview about the current state of a COVID-19 stimulus package.
Progress around a new plan has been inconsistent and rocky: President Donald Trump briefly pulled out of negotiations last week, telling Senate Republicans he wanted them to focus on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination hearing instead.
Since then, the president reversed course, first calling for stand-alone bills on airline relief and $1,200 stimulus checks, and then offering a $1.8 trillion proposal that Democrats rejected as inadequate.
“As you know, there are Americans who are being evicted from their homes. They can’t pay their rent. Many Americans are waiting in food lines for the first time in their lives,” Blitzer noted at the beginning of the interview with Pelosi. “Can you look them in the eye, Madam Speaker, and explain why you don’t want to accept the president’s latest stimulus offer?”
Pelosi then pondered if Blitzer would “ask the same question of the Republicans” before insisting the GOP bill doesn’t meet the needs of Americans.
Blitzer asked Pelosi why she would not take the $1.8 trillion deal, referencing statements from Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who say she should.
"I don’t know why you’re always an apologist and many of your colleagues are apologists for the Republican position," Pelosi said.
"Ro Khanna -- that’s nice. That isn’t what we’re going to do, and nobody's waiting 'til February. I want this very much now because people need help now. But it's no use giving them a false thing just because the president wants to put a check with his name on it in the mail," Pelosi continued during the nearly 14 minute interview.
READ MORE: Nancy Pelosi calls CNN's Wolf Blitzer an 'apologist' for the 'Republican position' in tense interview: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/na...
Wolf Blitzer asked a very reasonable question. Take the 1.8 trillion Ron. Call Nancy and tell her to do the right thing.