'Get rid of Pelosi. That’s okay with me!' Donald Trump praises heckler who interrupts speech during president's tour of California - then says Republicans can take back House seats in the state

Donald Trump on Wednesday praised a heckler in California who urged him to 'get rid of' Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying it was okay with him, and bragged Republicans will pick up seven House seats in the state this fall.

'He said get rid of Pelosi. That’s okay with me,' President Trump said at a water event with California farmers.

Relations between the president and the speaker - the head of their respective branches of government - are at an all time low and not likely to be helped by Trump attacking Pelosi on her home turf.

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