Irritated Pelosi Accuses MSNBC’s Katy Tur of Being ‘An Apologist for Trump’

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) became agitated Monday when MSNBC’s Katy Tur reminded her that job growth under Donald Trump was so poor because the U.S. was in the midst of a pandemic.

Pelosi appeared on MSNBC Monday to tout Joe Biden’s accomplishments and disavow Trump.

Pelosi told Tur, “Donald Trump is a great threat to our democracy. What is a democracy, what are the pillars? What are the pillars?” Pelosi continued:

A free and independent press to tell the story. To keep everybody informed of what people are saying and doing. That transparency is essential.

Independent judiciary. An independent judiciary when they’re practically threatening on TV exposure of jurors in the trial of the president, or any trial, and any of that. What is an independent judiciary about? It’s about free and fair elections. And what do they do, but suppress the vote?

So, there’s nothing in his “performance,” if that’s the word we’ll use, what he has done, that would indicate he cares, prioritizes, or ever valued, or ever did anything to support a democracy.

And now on the ballot saying he should have immunity from whatever he might do, I mean, really, I have sympathy and respect for everybody who votes. I’m just glad people vote. I know some of them will never, will always reject those of us who might look different to them in leadership and the rest, and that’s that.

But there are those who have real legitimate concerns about immigration, globalization, innovation, and what does that mean to their job and their family’s future? And we have to address those concerns. And Joe Biden is doing that. Created nine million jobs in his term in office. Donald Trump has the worst record of job loss of a president. So, we just have to make sure people know.

“That was a global pandemic,” Tur shot back, which appeared to irritate Pelosi.

“He had the worst record of any president,” Pelosi reiterated. “We’ve had other concerns in our country. If you want to be an apologist for Donald Trump, that may be your role, but it ain’t mine.”

“I don’t think anybody can accuse me of that,” Tur said.

Watch the clip above via MSNBC.

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