During a press conference Wednesday addressing how presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s “rhetoric” is allegedly similar to comments made by House Republicans, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said late-night comedy shows have done a “good job” attacking Trump and that the “traditional press” should “do that as well.”
While trying to provide examples of how Trump’s words allegedly mirror what House Republicans have been saying, Pelosi said there was a prepared video she was unable to show because of House rules.
She said, “But if you saw a side-by-side, you’d see his birther remarks and their birther remarks. His anti-Muslim remarks and their building walls to Muslims, to immigrants, to the rest. The list goes on. You know it. You could put this piece together yourselves. But to help you along and encourage that, we wanted to present some of the facts to you.”
Pelosi then applauded late-night comedy show hosts for doing the work of the Democrats for her, claiming, “Some of the night-time comedy shows have done a good job of doing this side-by-side. Hopefully, the traditional press will do that as well.”