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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is the posterchild of blatant hypocrisy.
Pelosi is leading the attack on President Trump over the devastating health and economic consequences of the coronavirus crisis.
Although Congress is on break, it didn’t stop Pelosi from attacking President Trump.
In a letter posted on Pelosi’s official website on Tuesday, she blamed President Trump over the crisis, writing the president “was warned about this pandemic, ignored those warnings, took insufficient action and caused unnecessary death and disaster.”
Pelosi also claimed in the letter President Trump told his supporters “the pandemic was a hoax and that it would magically disappear.”
Politico reports Pelosi said President Trump’s response to the coronavirus as “almost sinful,” while speaking with House Democrats during a telephone call.
Making the rounds on television, Pelosi appeared on CBS network’s “The Late Late Show with James Corden” and accused President Trump of not making decisions based on science and evidence.
While on the show, Pelosi showed off her array of expensive ice cream stored in one of her two $10,000 refrigerators.
We all have found our ways to keep our spirits up during these trying times. Mine just happens to fill up my freezer. #LateLateShow pic.twitter.com/dqA32d5lU1
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) April 14, 2020
Prior to the Congressional break, Pelosi told CNN host Jake Tapper during a March 29 interview the president was slow to recognize the health risk posed by the coronavirus, saying, “As the president fiddles, people are dying.”
.@SpeakerPelosi says the President downplaying the severity of #coronavirus is “deadly."
“As the President fiddles, people are dying. We just have to take every precaution.” #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/y8bFNbaPJy
— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) March 29, 2020
Ironically and not long ago, Pelosi grossly mislead her constituents and potential tourists over coronavirus safety concerns by encouraging them to visit her California district.
In February, Pelosi was videoed having lunch and shaking hands while visiting her San Francisco Chinatown district and said during an interview, “You should come to Chinatown” and that “it’s very safe to be in Chinatown.”
During the same interview, Pelosi said she “has confidence in Dr. Fauci.”
Pelosi also issued a statement about her visit to the San Francisco Chinatown district.
President Trump criticized Pelosi on Twitter saying, “You are a poor leader.”
Crazy “Nancy Pelosi, you are a weak person. You are a poor leader. You are the reason America hates career politicians, like yourself.” @seanhannity She is totally incompetent & controlled by the Radical Left, a weak and pathetic puppet. Come back to Washington and do your job!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 16, 2020
Meanwhile, Democrats are holding ground and refusing to move ahead with a targeted additional small business relief bill they blocked last week.
Pelosi defended blocking additional relief funds for small businesses.
Hospitals and our state & local governments are carrying much of the burden of fighting the coronavirus. We must make sure they have the resources they need to succeed. @MadMoneyOnCNBC #FamiliesFirst pic.twitter.com/G1vxB51GeW
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) April 10, 2020
A joint statement issued on Monday by Speaker Pelosi and Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer put the blame on Republicans.
The Daily Mail reports:
“We have real problems facing this country, and it’s time for the Republicans to quit the political posturing by proposing bills they know will not pass either chamber and get serious and work with us towards a solution.”
President Trump criticized Democrats for blocking the additional relief funds for small businesses.
Democrats are blocking additional funding for the popular Paycheck Protection Program. They are killing American small businesses. Stop playing politics Dems! Support Refilling PPP NOW – it is out of funds!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 16, 2020
To provide the facts to the public, President Trump’s campaign released a detailed timeline of the administration’s response to the coronavirus.
While Pelosi’s hypocrisy is on full display as she tries to turn the tables by attacking President Trump, the facts of the administration’s handling of the coronavirus undermine her words and actions.
Even more disturbing is Pelosi’s tone-deafness. She is blocking funds to rescue small businesses while she flaunts her substantial wealth.
