Pelosi Comments On Trump Statement
There comes a point in every long political career where the question isn’t why they served, but why they stayed. For Rep. Nancy Pelosi, that moment passed years ago, and yet — at 85 years old — she remains firmly planted in Congress. Not as a legacy figurehead, but still active, still speaking, and still, somehow, holding influence. The question isn’t rhetorical anymore. Why is she still in office?
In a recent interview with Spectrum News, Pelosi trotted out her familiar refrain: “I went into politics for the children.” It’s a line she’s used for decades, often invoked just before launching into a political attack or defending a controversial position. But this time, the contrast between the rhetoric and the reality felt sharper than ever.
🚨NEW: Nancy Pelosi gets *TRIGGERED* by seeing Trump on screen during interview🤣
“He is the worst president for children — there he is walking. The worst — hi (*waves*) — the worst president for anybody, any president in our history.”@DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/m9qvX3aMEK
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) November 1, 2025
While criticizing Donald Trump — predictably, and with increasing fervor — she accused him of “taking food out of the mouths of babies” by slashing SNAP funding and giving tax breaks to the wealthy. That line might sound dramatic, and that’s because it is. But it’s also misleading. Her emotional appeal masks a more complex — and inconvenient — reality: it wasn’t Trump who voted against funding for SNAP and keeping the government open. It was Pelosi’s own party, over a dozen times.
She waved at a screen when a video of Trump appeared during the segment — a moment that, if it had come from anyone else, would’ve prompted widespread concern. But for Pelosi, it was brushed aside, like the increasing number of moments where age seems to be taking its toll.
Nothing says it’s time to retire like waving and saying “hi” to… B-roll. https://t.co/dDv0R55vNK
— Logan Ratick (@Logan_Ratick) November 1, 2025
Pelosi didn’t mention the 22,000 missing migrant children located under Trump’s administration, or the fact that Biden’s immigration policies lost track of thousands more. She didn’t address how inflation under Biden reached levels that made groceries unaffordable for working families. And she certainly didn’t hold Democrats accountable for the strategic shutdowns that put essential benefits in jeopardy.
Instead, she leaned on recycled outrage. Trump is the worst president ever, she says — until the next Republican comes along and becomes the new villain. That’s the cycle. That’s the tactic. Because when policy fails, fear becomes the fallback.
At some point, you have to ask: if the only tools left in your political playbook are outrage and distortion, maybe it’s time to close the book.
