Why won't Nancy Pelosi criticize Rep. Richmond for his UNACCEPTABLE 'joke' about Kellyanne Conway?

As we have posted, Rep. Cedric Richmond made a highly inappropriate “joke” about Kellyanne Conway. House minority leader Nancy Pelosi was a guest on CNN, and Jake Tapper asked her if Richmond should apologize and where the Democratic outrage was. Check out her response.

Nancy Pelosi won't criticize Cedric Richmond for crude joke about Kellyanne Conway https://t.co/rLFppAimxD

— Jonathan Easley (@JonEasley) March 5, 2017

After obfuscating by droning on and on about Trump’s Access Hollywood video, Pelosi said she “just didn’t know the particulars.”

Pushed by @JakeTapper– Pelosi refuses to criticize Cedric Richmond's comments about Kellyanne Conway.. Saying she hasn't heard them yet.

— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) March 5, 2017

He had just played the video with Pelosi sitting there. Oh, and the Washington Post apparently asked her for a comment about it on Thursday.

https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/838443892378898435

Keep it up, party of “empowerment.”

https://twitter.com/aaronblake/status/838396139833606144

It isn’t.

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