{"id":2338434,"date":"2024-09-08T14:39:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T18:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-doubts-trump-will-show-up-to-the-debate-i-know-cowardice-when-i-see-it-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-08T14:42:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T18:42:45","slug":"pelosi-doubts-trump-will-show-up-to-the-debate-i-know-cowardice-when-i-see-it-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-doubts-trump-will-show-up-to-the-debate-i-know-cowardice-when-i-see-it-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi doubts Trump will show up to the debate: \u2018I know cowardice when I see it\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fpelosi-doubts-trump-will-show-up-to-the-debate-i-know-cowardice-when-i-see-it-washington-examiner%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=2338434&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>In a recent interview at TribFest, Rep. Nancy Pelosi expressed skepticism\u2064 about whether former President Donald Trump \u2063would\u200c attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hutchinson-claims-he-has-qualified-for-first-republican-debate-rnc-yet-to-confirm\/\" title=\"Hutchinson asserts debate qualification, RNC confirmation pending.\">upcoming presidential debate<\/a> with Vice \u2063President Kamala Harris. When asked for her advice to Trump \u200bregarding the debate, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/done-with-the-cover-ups-lawmaker-announces-date-for-ufo-hearing\/\" title=\"Lawmaker sets date for UFO hearing, vows to end cover-ups.\">humorously \u2062suggested<\/a> that she and Trump are \u2064&#8221;close&#8221; and then \u2064posed the question,\u200d &#8220;Do you think he\u2019s \u2064gonna show up?&#8221; When the interviewer expressed confidence in Trump&#8217;s attendance, Pelosi replied, &#8220;I know cowardice when I \u200dsee it,&#8221; implying that\u2062 she believes \u2064Trump may avoid\u200b the debate due to fear.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pelosi doubts Trump will show up to the debate: &lsquo;I know cowardice when I see it&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1744347\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) openly doubted that former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi\">Donald Trump<\/a> would show up to the presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, scheduled for Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In an interview at TribFest, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/House-of-Representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> speaker was asked what advice she would give the former president regarding the debate, then joking that the two are &ldquo;close.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) listens at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Aug. 22, 2024 in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Paul Sancya)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you think he&rsquo;s gonna show up?&rdquo; Pelosi responded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TribFest24?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TribFest24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karaswisher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@karaswisher<\/a> asks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerPelosi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpeakerPelosi<\/a> if she has advice for Trump ahead of the debate.<br \/>Pelosi: &#8220;Do you think he&#8217;s going to show up?&#8221;<br \/>Swisher: &#8220;I do. Do you know something I don&#8217;t know?&#8221;<br \/>Pelosi: &#8220;I know cowardice when I see it.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4UHjygR2xc\">pic.twitter.com\/4UHjygR2xc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasTribune\/status\/1832520989676056873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-condemns-charges-against-pro-democracy-activists-in-hong-kong\/\" title=\"Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Condemns Charges Against Pro-Democracy Activists in Hong Kong\">interviewer asked<\/a> if Pelosi knew something everyone else <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know cowardice when I see it,&rdquo; the former House speaker said.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi and Trump have been rivals since the latter assumed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>presidency<\/a> in 2017, with the former having been a thorn in Trump&rsquo;s side ever since.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump has given no indication he will not show up to the debate, hosted by ABC News Sept. 10, though he has complained about the news organization&rsquo;s bias. His team refused to change the rules from what was originally agreed to by Trump and at-the-time Democratic nominee, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>. As the newly inducted nominee, Harris wanted to change the rule about muted mics, but lost.<\/p>\n<p>Though stepping down from the House speakership position earlier this year, Pelosi has remained a powerhouse in Democratic politics, playing a central role in forcing Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1744347\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1744347\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pelosi questions Trump&#8217;s attendance at the debate: &#8216;I recognize cowardice when I see it&#8217; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) expressed skepticism about former President Donald Trump attending the upcoming presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, set for Tuesday. During an interview at TribFest, she was asked what advice she would offer Trump regarding the debate and humorously noted their &#8220;closeness.&#8221; When asked if she believed he would attend, Pelosi replied, &#8220;Do you think he&#8217;s going to show up?&#8221; The interviewer then inquired if Pelosi had insider knowledge that others did not. She responded, &#8220;I recognize cowardice when I see it.&#8221; Since Trump took office in 2017, he and Pelosi have been adversaries, with her consistently challenging him. Although Trump has not indicated he will skip the debate hosted by ABC News on September 10\u2014despite voicing concerns about the network&#8217;s bias\u2014his team has declined to alter previously agreed-upon rules from his negotiations with then-Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Newly appointed nominee Harris sought to modify a rule regarding muted microphones but was unsuccessful. Despite stepping down as House Speaker earlier this year, Pelosi continues to wield significant influence in Democratic politics and played a key role in prompting Biden&#8217;s withdrawal as the Democratic nominee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2338435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pelosi-Trump.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16926,3896,3928,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2338434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cowardice","tag-debate","tag-pelosi","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pelosi-Trump.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}