Republicans have been tearing into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for ripping up President Trump’s State of the Union address. But she found support from a fellow House Democrat who once denounced her as a racist.
In a post-State of the Union analysis, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez praised Pelosi for her viral response to Trump’s speech, calling her stunt on the House dais an “audacious move.”
The New York Democrat, who chose not to attend the State of the Union address, said in an Instagram Live video afterward, “I didn’t not attend the State of the Union because I disagree with the president.” She said she was not attending in order to protest the “actual erosion of our norms.” But she had the most praise for Pelosi, who abandoned those norms in tearing up the document. “I’m glad that she expressed her discontent,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
Pelosi’s move may have turned into a viral moment for her, but it’s nothing more than another footnote in the failed #Resistance playbook. As my colleague Kaylee McGhee noted, “Nancy Pelosi can rip up Trump’s State of the Union address, but she can’t change his accomplishments.”
