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Nancy Pelosi Calls Trump's State of the Union Speech 'Lazy' After He Calls Her Out by Name

Pelosi criticized Trump’s speech and said his reference to her over stock trading was a deflection.

Nancy Pelosi Calls Trump's State of the Union Speech 'Lazy' After He Calls Her Out by Name
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Nancy Pelosi called President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech “lazy” and said his callout of her over congressional stock trading deflected from his own financial dealings. She also criticized parts of the speech and praised Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s Democratic response.

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Nancy Pelosi
D · CA-11

Former House Speaker responding to President Trump’s State of the Union address and his callout of her.

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Abigail Davis Spanberger
Former U.S. Representative (D-VA)

Virginia governor who delivered the Democratic response to the State of the Union.

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose State of the Union speech included a callout of Pelosi and a call for a congressional stock-trading ban.

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Nancy Pelosi Criticizes Trump's State of the Union Address

Outlets agree that Nancy Pelosi criticized President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Their articles focus on her response to the speech. Left-leaning outlets present her criticism as a rebuke of Trump and portray his address as dishonest. Center outlets focus on Pelosi’s response to Trump’s callout, including her claim that his stock-trading reference deflected from his own financial dealings. Right-leaning outlets emphasize her objection to patriotic tributes and portray her remarks negatively, with one stressing their potential use in midterm ads.

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