Nancy Pelosi Mocks 'Insecure' Trump For Voter Fraud Investigation: 'I Felt Sorry For Him'

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediaite

Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tut-tutted President Donald Trump‘s planned investigation into whether millions voted illegally in the 2016 election Wednesday, chalking it up to his own insecurity.

“For a person who is a newly elected president of the United States to be so insecure as to declare… ‘I’ve won the popular vote, three to five million Americans voted illegally,’ to suggest and undermine the integrity of our voting system is really strange,” she told reporters at her weekly press conference.

Pelosi pointed out that Trump’s own lawyers argued that there was no significant voter fraud when contesting Jill Stein‘s failed recount. She also noted that Trump’s investigation comes after he fought tooth and nail against recognizing Russian interference in the election.

“I frankly feel very sad about the president making this claim. I felt sorry for him,” Pelosi said. “I even prayed for him, but then I prayed for the United States of America.”

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[mobeau69]

1. I wouldn't pray for the devil.

Just pray for us, Nancy.

[dalton99a]

2. Evil sick fucks are immune to prayer

[leftynyc]

3. She's handling this EXACTLY right

Mocking, scorn and ridicule. That's the only way insecure little tyrants get the message.

[nini]

4. Yep

That'll piss him off more than reacting with anger.

[leftynyc]

5. Same with all bullies

They can't handle being laughed at. My sister was in DC for the march on Saturday and I told her if anyone tried to goad her into anything, to blow them a kiss. They hate that.

[JudyM]

6. I don't know that mocking him for this is helpful politically... we need to insist on a broader

investigation into our systemic election system problems that are fraudulently keeping Dems out of office. It's easy to mock him, harder to do what *really* needs to be done, desperately!

[leftynyc]

7. I think you're wrong

The Democrats have no power to investigate (other than journalists, I'm speaking about congress specifically) so mocking is a weapon that has proven to work against bullies of all stripes.

[JudyM]

9. We have a rare opportunity right now to twist his issue into the broader one in the public discourse

... a few are out there talking about it (e.g., Elijah Cummings) and if we get enough publicity on that issue we could possibly gin up public ire enough to make the Rs uncomfortble being on record as opposing such an investigation. Playing the schoolyard mocking games keeps attention on tRump's issue, and lunacy, which are far less important (in this singular instance) than investigating the deeper fraud in our electoral system.

He is also an idiot, of course, and should get whipped by everyone for his inane bloviating.

[leftynyc]

16. Agree this is a very serious subject

that requires a REAL investigation into voter suppression but that really has nothing to do with what I'm talking about when dealing SPECIFICALLY with donnie. The secretary of state in OH has already come out against this (says it's not necessary) and that IMMEDIATELY made me suspicious.

[lagomorph777]

27. I agree - let them prove that no voting machines were hacked, then we'll have a look at

all the Republicans who voted twice, and all his cabinet members and family members who are double-registered. They will regret their rookie mistake.

[JudyM]

33. Let's hope!

[Johnyawl]

10. And we can do both...

...mock him unmercifully, AND demand a broad investigation that looks at ALL potential and claimed voter fraud and intimidation. trump's claims, stein's claims, the claims about Russian interference, voter intimidation and impediments raised to prevent legitimate voters from voting. If we started screaming this from the rooftops "I agree with the President, we need a bi-partisan, broad, thorough investigation into our voting system!" I think the republicans would panic and stuff a sock into Donald's mouth.

[DeminPennswoods]

17. Only need to ask Spicer the right question

It was the persistence of questions to Spicer about why they weren't investigating this "massive" fraud that kicked off this latest convulsion. Now the reporters can pester him about why the "fraud" is only being investigated in "big" states since basically 70k voters were the ones who got him the EC win. Who knows, maybe he can even be goaded into calling a new election to prove how much of a "winner" he is.

[leftynyc]

18. Oh absolutely

The secy of state in OH has already says this is unnecessary and my radar immediately came alive. The cons are hiding something in their states about voter suppression and we need to shout about it every day, all day. But when it comes specifically to donnie, only mocking and ridicule.

[BadgerMom]

25. +1

[DK504]

12. Let the news being leaking from anonymous sources

ALL the democratic congressional members or aides need to start letting loose on Shrto Benito

[adigal]

31. I think mocking him throws him off balance, distracts him.

They are talking about that on Progressive Radio's show today, How to survive an authoritarian. And one of the people, an ACLU lawyer, said when he is being mocked and reacting, he isn't putting his policies into place.
Mock this man every single day.

[Justice]

11. Exactly right.

[DeminPennswoods]

15. Exactly right

Trump cannot be mocked and ridiculed enough. Afterall, it might literally make his head explode.

[leftynyc]

19. That's my aim

and will be as long as he's infesting the white house.

[yurbud]

28. PITY is a great tactic--it puts him in the position of child not a peer

transactional analysis judo.

When he complains about it, it will reinforce the spoiled child image.

Although just about everything does that.

[myrna minx]

29. All she needed to add was a "well bless his heart"

[Paladin]

8. Here's a novel thought, Pelosi: Try FIGHTING him instead of praying for him.

Jesus H. Christ---sometimes Democrats just exhibit a fucking death wish.

[Pacifist Patriot]

21. Alas, their power is limited at the moment.

Midterm elections can not come fast enough.

[Paladin]

26. Limited power shouldn't be augmented with meaningless expressions of good will.

It's obvious that trump is trying to cram through as many damaging measures as possible in the shortest amount of time---his people know those midterms are coming, just like we do. If Pelosi wants to offer up prayers, let her pray for our representative form of democracy, which has never been more endangered than it is, right now.

[adigal]

32. I usually agree with aggressive counterreactions, but she can do both

Make him nuts with pity and scorn, while working behind the scenes or with media on limiting his ability to destroy all that we believe in.

[BeyondGeography]

13. I feel sorry for us

Sheesh.

[SammyWinstonJack]

14. Pray for him, what the hell good will that do?

I don't feel sorry for him, fuck him!

[colorado_ufo]

20. That's going to leave a mark!

He will go nuts when hears this! How dare ANYONE feel sorry for Emperor Trump!

[Dave in VA]

24. The Emperor...

...has no clothes!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the%20emporer%20has%20no%20clothes

[RobertDevereaux]

23. Mock, scorn, resist, defy, call him out as a liar...

Whatever works.

But be QUICK about it.

[adigal]

30. This is great - he is SO thin-skinned, we need to troll him at every chance we get

and i just read something about how the protests bothered him so much he couldn't "enjoy" the Presidency.
We need to ruin his enjoyment every single weekend. And whenever he goes to NYC, there should be tens of thousands of us screaming at the base of his "lair."