POLITICS 12/12/2018 05:22 pm ET Do not mansplain to the former — and likely future — Speaker of the House. By Emily Peck Did you catch Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D) in action Tuesday? The California congresswoman is known to be a masterful negotiator, and she was in her full glory at an Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Vice President Mike Pence. At the outset, she set Trump back on his heels by naming the possible government shutdown “the Trump shutdown,” and sending him into a kind of tailspin. (“Did you say Trump?” he asked incredulously.) Trump tried every sexist tactic in the book in an attempt to diminish the 78-year-old Pelosi: He repeatedly interrupted her, tried to mansplain to Pelosi ― who is the former, and likely future, Speaker of the House ― how Congress works, and even talked about her in the third person as if she weren’t there. I think … [Read more...] about How Nancy Pelosi Masterfully Dismantled Trump
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How Nancy Pelosi turned the condescending ‘feisty grandma’ meme into a political weapon
Monica Hesse, The Washington Post Published 10:45 am PST, Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Nancy Pelosi after her Oval Office meeting Monday with President Donald Trump. Older women in power face a minefield of stereotypes to avoid. It's not fair, Monica Hesse writes, but the 78-year-old politician is navigating it shrewdly. less Nancy Pelosi after her Oval Office meeting Monday with President Donald Trump. Older women in power face a minefield of stereotypes to avoid. It's not fair, Monica Hesse writes, but the 78-year-old politician ... more Photo: Washington Post Photo By Jabin Botsford Photo: Washington Post Photo By Jabin Botsford Image 1 of / 29 Caption Close Image 1 of 29 Nancy Pelosi after her Oval Office meeting Monday with President Donald Trump. Older women in power face … [Read more...] about How Nancy Pelosi turned the condescending ‘feisty grandma’ meme into a political weapon
Milbank: Trump’s reality-TV show starring Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer
By Dana Milbank | PUBLISHED: December 12, 2018 at 11:40 am | UPDATED: December 12, 2018 at 11:43 am WASHINGTON — Robert Mueller is circling, recessionary clouds are building, and Democrats are rising to power. For President Trump, this can mean only one thing: It’s time to fabricate a new crisis. And that’s exactly what he’s doing. Trump summoned Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi to the Oval Office on Tuesday for what was supposed to be a negotiating session about border security. Instead, he used them as props in an impromptu, 17-minute reality-TV show. “Look, we have to have the wall,” Trump bellowed at the Democratic Senate and House leaders — seated awkwardly on couches — while the TV cameras rolled. “This is a national emergency. Drugs are pouring into our country. People with tremendous medical difficulty and medical problems are pouring in, and in many cases it’s contagious.” Emergency! Drugs and contagion! And … [Read more...] about Milbank: Trump’s reality-TV show starring Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer
Nancy Pelosi’s Coat Catches Fire
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Fashion Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today’s Paper Fashion | Nancy Pelosi’s Coat Catches Fire Supported by It’s the boldest piece of political outerwear since, you know, that other coat. ByVanessa Friedman Dec. 12, 2018 After #PantsuitNation, #CoatCountry? It’s a strong possibility, given the intense reaction to the autumn-leaf orange funnel-necked piece of outerwear Nancy Pelosi tossed on like a victor’s cloak after exiting her contentious meeting with President Trump and Senator Chuck Schumer on Tuesday. Who needs armor when you have a wool flamethrower? Along with her dark glasses, sharp heels and smile of post-combat exhilaration, the coat whispered “burn” with a wink and a swish. It also helped to transform her from a seemingly tired symbol of the establishment to one of well-dressed revolt. She told the … [Read more...] about Nancy Pelosi’s Coat Catches Fire
Nancy Pelosi and ‘Big Coat Energy’
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Lillian Brown Globe Correspondent December 12, 2018 Tuesday’s on-camera White House meeting of President Trump, Vice President Pence, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was notably tense, and the internet responded accordingly. The entire Oval Office drama received the meme treatment, with Pence’s bizarre closed-eye meditation getting special attention. But it was Pelosi’s fashionable White House exit — the California Democrat wore a high-collared asymmetrical coat and pair of sunglasses — that set social media ablaze."You come at the queen, you best not miss." pic.twitter.com/5BUn1INTxp— Megan Abbott (@meganeabbott) December 12, 2018 “Has anybody figured what coat this is she’s wearing?” Barry Jenkins, the Academy Award-winning director … [Read more...] about Nancy Pelosi and ‘Big Coat Energy’