Pelosi’s Office Responds After Texas Republican Says She ‘Pushed’ Daughter

The office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) responded after a newly elected Republican lawmaker accused the speaker of pushing her young daughter.

Rep. Mayra Flores (R-Texas), who was recently elected into Congress in a special election, claimed Pelosi nudged her daughter during a group photo.

But a spokesman for Pelosi wrote in several Twitter posts that those allegations are unfounded. Pelosi, he claimed, was instead trying to move so that her daughters wouldn’t be hidden behind her.

“It’s sad to see ‘news outlets’ that know better misrepresent the Speaker’s effort to ensure Rep. Flores’ daughters wouldn’t be hidden behind her in all of the photos of such an important moment for their family,” spokesman Drew Hammill wrote, referring to Fox News’ reports on the matter.

He posted more footage of the incident, writing: “And here’s more footage of the Speaker graciously greeting Rep. Flores’ children and telling them about the room they are in.”

It’s sad to see “news outlets” that know better misrepresent the Speaker’s effort to ensure Rep. Flores’ daughters wouldn’t be hidden behind her in all of the photos of such an important moment for their family. https://t.co/Dm0oXtwF7V pic.twitter.com/KDyI4MfaOj

— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) June 27, 2022

Flores was elected to her seat in a special election earlier this month following Rep. Filemon Vela’s (D-Texas) departure from Congress in March, further cutting into Democrats’ thin majority in the lower chamber.

“I am so proud of my strong, beautiful daughter for not allowing this to faze her,” Flores wrote on  Twitter, sharing a video of the incident involving Pelosi and her daughter.

“She continued to smile and pose for the picture like a queen,” Flores said. “No child should be pushed to the side for a photo op. PERIOD!!”

And here’s more footage of the Speaker graciously