Nancy Pelosi Sends House Into Chaos by Violating Worst Rule in Congress
Any regular reader of Splinter will know that we are generally not big fans of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. But credit where credit is due: On Tuesday, Pelosi—either inadvertently or purposefully—exposed one of the dumber and more pernicious rules of decorum in the House of Representatives.
Pelosi gave a floor speech about Donald Trump’s infamous, racist comments about freshman Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley, before the House was set to vote on a resolution condemning Trump’s remarks. Towards the end of the speech, Pelosi referred to Trump’s comments as “disgraceful and disgusting,” adding, “and these comments are racist.”
Even before Pelosi finished her speech, GOP Rep. Doug Collins asked Pelosi to “rephrase that comment,” to which Pelosi responded: “I cleared my remarks with the parliamentarian before I read them” and walked away. Collins then asked that Pelosi’s comments be struck from the record.