On January 6, 2021, when protesters attacked the Capitol building, Nancy Pelosi reiterated her remarks that she wanted to hit Donald Trump.
The 82-year-old Speaker of the House had threatened to beat Trump if he came up with his angry supporters while speaking from inside the Capitol as protesters grappled with police before storming the structure.
Yesterday, Pelosi reiterated her earlier remarks, saying she would have hit him, gone to prison, and been “glad to do so for our nation.”
Pelosi, however, said that she was out of luck since Trump lacked the “courage” to visit Capitol Hill because “he is all talk.”
CNN was able to get video from Jan. 6, 2021, that showed Pelosi upset with Trump’s address encouraging his supporters to protest the certification of the 2020 presidential election by marching to the Capitol.
Pelosi threatened to hit the former president if he disregarded Secret Service cautions not to visit Capitol Hill when an aide informed her of the situation.
At the moment, Pelosi spoke the words with a straight face, “If he arrives, I’m going to knock him out.” I’ve been looking forward to this. I’m going to knock him out for being on the Capitol grounds without permission.
“And I’m going to prison, and I’m going to be pleased,” the speaker said.
Pelosi continues to stick by her statements more than a year after the melee at the Capitol.
When questioned about her remarks that she would punch Trump, Pelosi said, “That’s true,” to MSNBC. I said that if it were up to me, I would have knocked him out, gone to prison, and been pleased to do it for our nation.
Pelosi said, “You know, he wouldn’t have had the guts to come to the Hill because he is all talk,” when asked whether she would have really hit Trump.
Her remarks follow video taken on January 6 by Nancy Pelosi’s daughter, which revealed the whole mayhem that occurred during the notorious riot that left five people dead while politicians took refuge in Fort McNair.
The majority of the movie follows Pelosi’s activities on January 6, including a phone call she made to Mike Pence, who was then vice president, inquiring about his physical safety in the wake of threats to “Hang Mike Pence.”
Pelosi tells Pence, “We’re at Fort McNair as a back-up plan… should something happen that would necessitate that.” Fort McNair contains meeting spaces for the House and the Senate. We’d like to carry out the task in the Capitol, but it doesn’t seem to be secure.
Pelosi advises Pence to be safe and concealed from the rioters as she talks about pushing through with Joe Biden’s certification.
Pelosi remarked, “I worry about you being in that Capitol chamber.” Don’t reveal your whereabouts to anybody.
The video also reveals a phone conversation between House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy in response to speculations that the National Guard wouldn’t be summoned to quell the unrest.
Schumer said, “I’d want to hear a good God damn reason why it’s been refused.” “Plz, the Capitol is completely out of control.
“There is a picture of a person seated in the Senate chair. We have all been taken outside. There have been some gunshots. We urgently need a complete National Guard component.
Other congressmen, including Mitch McConnel, then join the top two Democrats in Congress to question Christopher Miller, the secretary of defense, about the delay in action.
Schumer and McConnell also emphasize the need of quickly reestablishing order in the Capitol as they tell Miller that National Guard soldiers must “get there in one hell of a hurry.”
In this situation, life and limb are at risk, according to Schumer.
The video also reveals a phone conversation between House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy in response to speculations that the National Guard wouldn’t be summoned to quell the unrest.
Schumer said, “I’d want to hear a good God damn reason why it’s been refused.” “Plz, the Capitol is completely out of control.
“There is a picture of a person seated in the Senate chair. We have all been taken outside. There have been some gunshots. We urgently need a complete National Guard component.
Other congressmen, including Mitch McConnel, then join the top two Democrats in Congress to question Christopher Miller, the secretary of defense, about the delay in action.
Schumer and McConnell also emphasize the need of quickly reestablishing order in the Capitol as they tell Miller that National Guard soldiers must “get there in one hell of a hurry.”
In this situation, life and limb are at risk, according to Schumer.