Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) lost it today as pro-Palestinian protesters descended on her San Francisco mansion.
The 83-year-old Democrat could be heard saying “go back to China where your headquarters is,” as she entered a black SUV parked in her driveway.
Monday’s incident comes one day after she speculated that some of the protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza are Russian assets.
NBC News reported Sunday that Pelosi wants the FBI to investigate pro-Palestinian protesters.
Pelosi has yet to provide evidence that some demonstrators have the Kremlin’s financial backing.
Her unsubstantiated claim, first uttered on CNN’s “State of the Union” comes amid increasing frustration from the left over Biden’s handling of the war.
“For them to call for a cease-fire is Mr. Putin’s message, Mr. Putin’s message. Make no mistake. This is directly connected to what he would like to see. Same thing with Ukraine. It’s about Putin’s message,” Pelosi told host Dana Bash.
“I think some of these – some of these protesters are spontaneous and organic and sincere. Some, I think, are connected to Russia, and I say that having looked at this for a long time now,” she insisted:
Asked about how concerned she is that voters such as young people, Arab Americans and progressives might stay home instead of voting for President Joe Biden in the general election, given the growing number of protests at his campaign events, Pelosi said she has been a “recipient” of what she described as the “exuberances” of protesters.
“They’re in front of my house all the time. So I have a feeling for what feelings they have, but we have to think about what we’re doing,” she said. “And what we have to do is try to stop the suffering and gossip. This is women and children. People don’t have a place to go, so let’s address that.”
Asked to comment on Pelosi’s remarks, a spokesperson for the California Democrat said she is supportive of peaceful protests and is concerned about foreign adversaries meddling in the 2024 presidential election.
“As Speaker Pelosi said on CNN, we have to focus on stopping the suffering in Gaza, and she will continue demanding that all hostages be freed now,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “Speaker Pelosi has always supported and defended the right of all Americans to make their views known through peaceful protest.”
“Informed by three decades on the House Intelligence Committee, Speaker Pelosi is acutely aware of how foreign adversaries meddle in American politics to sow division and impact our elections, and she wants to see further investigation ahead of the 2024 election,” the spokesperson added.
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