Wow. Nancy Pelosi just got “testy” (see quote below) with reporters over questions Rep. Jerry Nadler’s “impeachment inquiry” which he says is the same as real impeachment but other Dems say it’s not.
Speaker Pelosi’s opinion? Despite what Rep. Nadler says, “there is nothing different”:
“There is nothing different,” Pelosi said of impeachment when asked to clarify leadership messaging this morning. “We are still on our same path."
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) September 12, 2019
And please stop asking her about it, guys:
She repeatedly rebuffed questions about if she believes the House is in an impeachment inquiry during the press conference, becoming frustrated and saying she would not answer any more questions about it when reporters followed up.
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) September 12, 2019
At one point she said she would take another question "on any other subject,” before pausing to add: “And by the way, I’m very pleased with the path that we’re on and the progress that our committees have made, not just Judiciary, but the other committees."
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) September 12, 2019
Just answer the question, Nancy:
She did not provide an answer when asked if she is uncomfortable with the term "impeachment inquiry."
"We are on our path. Where it takes us is where the — we will follow the facts,” she said.
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) September 12, 2019
She can’t play this game forever:
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GP Translation: "I have lost control of my caucus and have no idea what's going to happen other than they're going to lose us the House majority in 2020." https://t.co/5qUh0BNMEC
— The Gormogons (@Gormogons) September 12, 2019
The money is demanding impeachment and she can't stop it. She has lost control which, to be fair to her, I never thought she would. I might despise her politics but I admire her skill as a politician.
— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) September 12, 2019
Here’s video where she says Dems are still gathering all the facts:
Pelosi gets testy with a reporter who asks her about House Dems' mixed messaging on impeachment, says the American people "understand that impeachment is a very divisive measure. But if we have to go there, we'll have to go there. But we can't go there unless we have the facts." pic.twitter.com/9JtDvqdZ7X
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 12, 2019
And that’s not going over well with libs:
"Unless we have the facts"?
What is Pelosi smoking?
She's still waiting on facts?
Has she not read the Mueller report? Did she not hear Michael Cohen's testimony? Has she been asleep for the past 2 and a half years and missed all of Trump's open racism and corruption?
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) September 12, 2019
If Nancy Pelosi doesn’t want to impeach Donald Trump because she thinks it will fail and help him, that’s one (debatable) point.
But if Nancy Pelosi is going to say the currently-known facts don’t merit impeachment, she’s hurting America. https://t.co/cw5zx2ltIf
— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) September 12, 2019
Good luck:
Agreed. My sense has been that Pelosi’s concerns are 1) it won’t go anywhere bc GOP has the Senate, & 2) she doesn’t want to force vulnerable House members to go on the record on this given its unpopularity when we need to keep the House. But she should see the evidence is there.
— Miranda Yaver (@mirandayaver) September 12, 2019
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Related:
MSNBC reporter to House Dems on impeachment: ' I track this stuff for a living and I’m lost on the strategy or plan' https://t.co/adZenjiQEi
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 12, 2019