House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., struggled to cut a red ribbon with a giant pair of scissors on Friday.
Back home in the San Francisco Bay area after doing some fundraising Thursday in Arizona for fellow Democrats, Pelosi appeared at an event to celebrate the opening of the Alice Griffith apartment community and a “commitment” to residents of public housing across the U.S.
Standing with local leaders and residents, Pelosi held the giant scissors with San Francisco Mayor London Breed and attempted to cut a red ribbon during a photo opportunity.
A countdown ensued, and only after a few cuts and some encouragement by the crowd gathered did they finally succeed in cutting the ribbon.
Life imitates art as Democrat Nancy Pelosi struggles to cut red tape. pic.twitter.com/Bl61jTgSWi
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The Republican National Committee, sharing a clip of the ceremony on Twitter, took the opportunity to mock Pelosi. “Life imitates art as Democrat Nancy Pelosi struggles to cut red tape,” the RNC Research account said.
This isn’t the first time Pelosi, 78, has struggled with hand tools. Back in 2012, then-House Speaker John Boehner, gave Pelosi a helping hand when she had a hard time hammering a nail at a ceremony to mark the start of construction for Inauguration Day.
Pelosi is poised to retake the House speaker’s gavel, as most midterm elections prognosticators predict a strong outing for the Democrats in the lower chamber and no serious challenges within her own party, despite some members and candidates saying they would not support her.
