Stephanopoulos to Pelosi: ‘What Does It Mean to Have First Female Nominee?’

Scott Whitlock | June 7, 2016
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[See NewsBusters for more.] Good Morning America co-host George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday could barely contain himself as he gushed to Nancy Pelosi about the historic nature of Hillary Clinton’s candidacy. Stephanopoulos, who previously worked for Bill Clinton, wondered about Hillary: “You were the first female Speaker of the House.... What does it mean to have the first female nominee for a major party?” Unsurprisingly, Pelosi was “excited.” The GMA co-host, who in 2015 secretly gave $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation, pushed the idea of two liberal females on the ticket: “Everyone is looking ahead to the next steps some people saying two is even better than one. Elizabeth Warren joining Hillary Clinton on the ticket?”