Within the wake of the Democrats’ trifecta defeat, shedding the White Home, the Senate, and the Home to Republicans, the Dem round firing squad has unleashed a fusillade of recriminations.
One of many main targets has been former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Axios headline on this article sums it up properly: “Home Democrats Sick of Pelosi.”
On the liberal-media aspect, MSNBC’s Symone Sanders has been main an anti-Pelosi cost. Final week, we caught Sanders sarcastically asking—given Pelosii’s repute as an excellent vote counter—“the place’s her calculator now,” after the Dem debacle?
Sanders opened hearth on Pelosi once more on Saturday’s version of MSNBC’s The Weekend, which Sanders co-hosts. The present performed a clip of Dem Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries attacking Trump’s cupboard nominations. Singling out RFK Jr. for example, Jeffries requested whether or not he was actually “the very best America has to supply?”
In response, Sanders stated:
“That is why he the Chief. And that is what Speaker Emerita Pelosi ought to have been doing together with her little press appearances! This is the reason Hakeem Jeffries is the Chief of the caucus.”
Sanders was referring to feedback Pelosi made suggesting that Biden ought to have give up the race earlier, allowing candidates aside from Kamala to vie for the nomination.
Co-host Michael Steele appeared bowled over by Sanders’ assault on Pelosi, uttering a cautionary “nicely, nicely, nicely,” and thrusting his hand out to her in remonstration [see screencap.]
And whereas the Democrats are preoccupied with inside squabbles, Trump and his allies cost forward with nominations and coverage implementation.
This is the transcript.
MSNBC
The Weekend
11/16/24
8:07 am ETMICHAEL STEELE: You have received these eventualities with the varied companies, and I have been making an attempt to maintain my head actually type of cool and stage about this, as a result of the idiocracy is now accountable for our authorities.
And we’re sitting right here. I’m listening to some individuals. I’ve been with some individuals lately through which one or two have been very stunned that this was occurring. And I say, nicely, you voted for Trump. Why are you stunned? As a result of the person has at all times instructed us what it’s he needs to do.
So in that vein, you’ve gotten, I wished to — play it, Chief Jeffries — and his fascinated by these specific picks. Let’s hearken to Hakeem.
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: Former administration, and the previous president, promised on the marketing campaign path that America would have the very best financial system, the very best border safety and the very best administration attainable.
And the query that all of us need to ask after we’re confronted with nominations like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Are these the very best people obtainable to the incoming Trump administration? Robert F. Kennedy Jr., by the use of instance, the very best that America has to supply?
SYMONE SANDERS: Mmm, mmm. That is why he the Chief. You recognize —
STEELE: Proper.
SANDERS: And that is what Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi ought to have been doing when she had her little press appearances! This is the reason Hakeem Jeffries is the Chief of the caucus.
STEELE: Effectively, nicely, nicely [thrusts hand out toward Sanders to remonstrate.]
