Gingrich rips Nancy Pelosi: She 'has become despicable'

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich slammed current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, calling her actions “despicable.”

“I think [Mitch] McConnell, both in getting all the judges through and in getting the enormous aid package through, has been magnificent,” Gingrich told radio host Hugh Hewitt Thursday. “He’s extraordinary, one of the most important Senate leaders in American history."

"I think Pelosi has become despicable. I think that her comment the other day comparing President Trump to Nero fiddling while Rome burned was just utterly, totally irresponsible, dishonest, and counter to what Americans need. Americans need to come together to defeat the virus,” he said.

Gingrich went on to add that “petty politicians” who “tear the country apart” isn’t what the public need right now.

“They don’t need to have petty politicians trying to tear the country apart, or for that matter, petty newsmen at these press conferences trying to tear the country apart,” the former Georgia congressman added. “We need to figure out how are we going to save American lives, beat the virus, and help the rest of the planet beat the virus, and Nancy Pelosi i... (Read more)

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