Hours after James T. Hodgkinson, 66, targeted Republican Members of Congress practicing for a charity baseball game, in a shooting that left Rep. Steve Scalise (R-IA) and three members of the Capitol Hill Police severely wounded, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took the House floor.
“I pray for Donald Trump, that his presidency will be successful and that his family will be safe,” Pelosi said of President Donald Trump.
“I have been probably the target of more, political target of probably more threats than anyone perhaps other than the President of the United States Barack Obama. And so I pray for Barack Obama, and now I continue to pray for him,” Pelosi said. “And I pray for Donald Trump, that his presidency will be successful and that his family will be safe,” she said.
Earlier in her speech on the House floor on Wednesday, Pelosi said that “we speak for each other in saying, we send our thoughts and prayers to our colleague, Steve Scalise.” She continued:
"Personally we have our Italian-American connection so as soon as I heard his name, I was filled with concern, as I would be for anyone here. But we had that special connection, and so our hopes and prayers — and as I said to the Speaker [Paul Ryan], I’ll be asking you every five minutes, ‘How is Steve coming along?’
"When this team was on the field practicing with such brotherhood — I don’t know if you have any sisters on your team; we have two on our team — for this person to take this action was so cowardly, so cowardly. We cannot let that be a victory for the assailant or anyone who would think that way. We will use this occasion as one that brings us together and not separates us further."
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" — I don’t know if you have any sisters on your team; we have two on our team —"
ReplyDeleteTypical of scum like Pelosi to try to make political points off of a tragedy.
Sounds like a "veiled" threat to me...
ReplyDeletePelosi manipulates any situation that she believes will benefit her interest.
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable to me that she can't say anything positive even in the worst situations.sick.
ReplyDeleteThank God a democrat had the nerve to say something positive! We need more of it.
ReplyDeleteIf a Democrat states something positive today they will contradict themselves tomorrow and call for violence in a matter of words.
ReplyDeleteGood Acting > she should get a job on a soap opera !!!
ReplyDeleteNobody believes any of her Propaganda ..........