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‘Like a Boss’: Pelosi Hailed as Conquering Hero With ‘Guts’ After Sparring With Trump in Oval Office

‘The Alpha in the Room’
Likely Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi just concluded a stunning, nationally televised Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. It devolved quickly into a sparring match after Trump posited several lies about the border wall, including that a large portion of it has already been built (no new sections have been built.)
At one point the president tried to belittle Pelosi, saying to the cameras, “Nancy’s in a situation where it’s not easy for her to talk,” suggesting she might not yet have enough votes to become Speaker.
“Mr. President, please don’t characterize the strength that I bring to this meeting as the leader of the House Democrats who just won a big victory,” she chastised.
For all the women – and it was mostly women – who marched, organized, knocked on doors, phone and text-banked, wrote postcards, or just made that last damned pot of coffee – this was a moment for you. Richly deserved! #Resist #Indivisible https://t.co/Dsh1UGhdS2
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) December 11, 2018
Later, Trump exploded, threatening the two top Democrats he would shut down the government if they do not grant him funds to build his wall.
By the time the meeting was over, trump said he would “proudly” own the shutdown.
He was fuming mad, and Pelosi was clearly the winner.
On social media Leader Pelosi was hailed as a hero with “guts.”
Take a look.
Nancy Pelosi just did something that not a single Republican has had the guts to do in 2 years.
Stand up to Trump, in public, to his face. pic.twitter.com/jtLrE5Sir5
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) December 11, 2018
Just so ya know, Nancy Pelosi just put on a clinic in how to deal with someone with narcissistic personality disorder.
Flat, unemotional, fact-based responses. Refusing to be baited. Staying on message without being distracted by nonsense.
That was a “managing an NPD” clinic.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) December 11, 2018
No wonder Trump hates Pelosi. I wonder why @sethmoulton hates her? https://t.co/DOSgEojHVZ
— melissa byrne (@mcbyrne) December 11, 2018
If anything, Trump just made it easier for Pelosi to win the votes she needs for speaker.
— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) December 11, 2018
OK everybody I’m trying to do some research and keep the television off for an hour or two (sorry @CNN!) but you all made me look and now…@OKnox is calling @NancyPelosi “the alpha in the room” and I can’t disagree. Holy God. Pence is done.
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) December 11, 2018
🔥🔥🔥 almost like Pelosi is the Speaker we need right now https://t.co/WEZrCWNp1x
— Eddie Vale (@evale72) December 11, 2018
Nancy Pelosi cut him down to Individual-0.
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) December 11, 2018
I could watch @NancyPelosi backhand Trump’s smug orange face all day long.
— The Rude Pundit (@rudepundit) December 11, 2018
Like a boss, @NancyPelosi refused to let Trump mansplain his nonsense to her. It was glorious.
— Karoli (@Karoli) December 11, 2018
I give that one to @NancyPelosi. The woman in the room was the smart & sensible adult.
— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) December 11, 2018
A reporter asks Pelosi why she wanted to make a deal with Trump off camera. Doesn’t she believe in transparency? Why not duke it out in the Oval Office, on TV?
Pelosi’s reponse: “I didn’t want to say in front of those people, ‘You don’t know what you’re talking about.'”
— Dan Zak (@MrDanZak) December 11, 2018
Pelosi handles shit very well here https://t.co/zvZqtDQRfE
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) December 11, 2018
America is very fortunate to have @NancyPelosi. We need her right now.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) December 11, 2018
Watching Nancy Pelosi slap the shit out of Trump on live TV is pretty fun.
— Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) December 11, 2018
.@NancyPelosi told Individual One not to question her leadership. On live TV. In front of everyone. And twitter fingers just sat there and took it. Hey #MAGA— where is your God now?
— Tiffany Cross (@TiffanyDCross) December 11, 2018
One key takeaway. Whatever the criticisms, Democrats would be INSANE not to keep Nancy Pelosi as their leader.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 11, 2018
Any Democrats in the house still wondering about Nancy Pelosi being speaker? She just did what Republicans haven’t had the guts to do. STAND UP TO TRUMP IN PUBLIC FOR ALL TO SEE
— Trumptruth (@Trumplies9) December 11, 2018
It was at that moment that Nancy Pelosi became President.
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) December 11, 2018
MY GOD PELOSI IS KILLING IT.
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) December 11, 2018
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