{"id":2292139,"date":"2024-07-10T17:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-snaps-at-reporter-delivers-nasty-insult-a-republican-could-never-get-away-with-am-i-speaking-english\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T17:24:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:24:46","slug":"nancy-pelosi-snaps-at-reporter-delivers-nasty-insult-a-republican-could-never-get-away-with-am-i-speaking-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-snaps-at-reporter-delivers-nasty-insult-a-republican-could-never-get-away-with-am-i-speaking-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Pelosi Snaps at Reporter, Delivers Nasty Insult a Republican Could Never Get Away With: &#8216;Am I Speaking English?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnancy-pelosi-snaps-at-reporter-delivers-nasty-insult-a-republican-could-never-get-away-with-am-i-speaking-english%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292139&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former House\u200c Speaker \u2062Nancy Pelosi was questioned by Capitol Hill reporter Rachel Scott about whether President Joe Biden should seek a second \u200cterm. Pelosi responded by\u200d saying\u200d it was up to\u200d the President to \u2062decide, and that they were encouraging him to make a\u2064 decision soon. When Scott pressed further, Pelosi became frustrated and asked if she was speaking English. \u200bSome \u2063on\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> criticized Pelosi for potentially \u200dquestioning the African-American reporter&#8217;s ability to understand English. While Pelosi&#8217;s response may have been meant \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/community-shows-frustration-over-bostons-plans-to-clean-up-methadone-mile\/\" title=\"Community shows frustration over Boston\u2019s plans to clean up \u2018Methadone Mile\u2019\">show frustration<\/a> with the questioning, it could have been interpreted as disrespectful or inappropriate. \u200dDespite this, it is unlikely\u2063 that she will \u200dface accusations of\u200d racism in the media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/%20\"><span>Randy DeSoto<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 10, 2024 at 1:39pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi questioned whether a Capitol Hill reporter understood English when she pressed the longtime Democrat on whether President Joe Biden should seek a second term.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that ABC News senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott is African-American prompted some to respond on social media that a Republican lawmaker would never get away with the way Pelosi behaved, and that\u2019s probably true.<\/p>\n<p>Scott asked the former speaker as she walked down a hallway in the Capitol complex if she had conveyed to Biden what she had said earlier in the day, apparently referring to an interview Pelosi gave on MSNBC\u2019s \u201cMorning Joe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-morning-joe-flustered-poll-showing-voters-trust-trump-biden-key-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Lemire<\/a> had asked her, \u201cDoes [Biden] have your support to be the head of the Democratic ticket?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s up to the president to decide if he is going to run. We\u2019re all encouraging him to make that decision, because time is running short,\u201d Pelosi responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is beloved and he is respected and it\u2019s up to him to make that decision,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/inyHog4pXP0?si=zFfI4v2xF-N--BNF&#038;start=208\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lemire pointed out that Biden has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nancy-pelosi-raises-eyebrows-earth-shaking-comments-biden-dropping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">firmly stated<\/a> that he has no intentions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/camera-catches-sign-begging-joe-resign-right-behind-running-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dropping out<\/a> of the race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want him to do whatever he decides to do. And that\u2019s the way it is. Whatever he decides we go with,\u201d Pelosi reiterated.<\/p>\n<p>Then she concluded the subject urging her fellow Democrats to wait until this week\u2019s NATO Summit in Washington is over to continued the public discussion regarding Biden\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve said to everyone: let\u2019s just hold off. Whatever you\u2019re thinking, either tell somebody privately, but you don\u2019t have to put that out on the table until we see how we go this week,\u201d Pelosi said.<\/p>\n<p>On Capitol Hill, when Scott sought to question the former speaker what she has said to Biden directly, Pelosi responded, \u201cI\u2019m not having this conversation with you or anybody else about what I talk with the president about, with all due respect. I never do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott followed up wondering about Biden waiting so long to make his decision, before Pelosi cut her off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to be making any comments in the hallway about the fate of our nation, okay?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Speaker Pelosi tells me Biden can win<\/p>\n<p>She says she won\u2019t make comments in the hallway about \u201cthe fate of our nation\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When I asked if Biden should run she said<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAm I speaking English to you? I\u2019m not going to be making any statements about any of that right now in the hallway..\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8R1KsTuTc0\">pic.twitter.com\/8R1KsTuTc0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rachelvscott\/status\/1811078212153139417?\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Undeterred, Scott asked, \u201cAre you concerned whether he can win in November?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi quickly replied, \u201cI think he can win in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally came the question that apparently broke the camel\u2019s back: \u201cDo you think he should run for reelection?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi stopped walking and looked Scott squarely in the face and said, \u201cAm I speaking English to you? I\u2019m not going to be making any statements about any of that right now in the hallway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her video post on X about the exchange, Scott wrote out Pelosi\u2019s snarky response.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrGWadeSpeaks\/status\/1811082687446159845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded<\/a> to Scott\u2019s post, \u201cSpeaking English\u201d\u2026!?!? Very inappropriate and disrespectful.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cSpeaking English\u201d\u2026!?!? Very inappropriate and disrespectful.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Gourjoine M. Wade (@DrGWadeSpeaks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrGWadeSpeaks\/status\/1811082687446159845?\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/endodoug\/status\/1811081578535063865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>, concerning Pelosi: \u201cIf she were a Republican\u2026 she\u2019d be an evil racist for treating for questioning your ability to understand English.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s likely true, because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-talk-to-me-that-way-dont-ever-talk-to-the-president-that-way-president-trump-slaps-down-media-hack-sets-the-record-straight-on-sham-election-video\/\" title=\"No Respect...&quot;Don&#039;t Talk to Me That Way - DON&#039;T EVER Talk to the President That Way!&quot; - President Trump SLAPS DOWN Media Hack - Sets the Record Straight on Sham Election (VIDEO)\">establishment media<\/a> is always looking for any soundbite to fit the narrative that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/frederick-douglass-republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republicans<\/a> are racists. Certainly questioning a minority reporter\u2019s ability to understand English would fit that bill.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi probably didn\u2019t mean her response in that way. It\u2019s a common phrase, certainly from back in the day, when someone doesn\u2019t seem to comprehend what you\u2019re saying to them.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi was clearly trying to voice her frustration with the correspondent\u2019s unrelenting questioning, but it\u2019s worth noting you\u2019re not likely to see widespread coverage accusing her of being a racist because of it, perhaps just some saying she was a little mean.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-to-push-back-track-coach-fired-after-not-enforcing-schools-senseless-outdoor-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"\u2018Time To Push Back\u2019: Track Coach Fired After Not Enforcing School\u2019s \u2018Senseless\u2019 Outdoor Mask Mandate\">real choice<\/a> for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-after-vote-put-those-damn-flags-away\/\" title=\"Video: Rep. 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Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. 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