Nancy Pelosi says if AOC and 'The Squad' are offended by her scolding, it's 'up to them'
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi doubled down Thursday on her stern warning issued to progressive Democrats behind closed doors the day prior, in which she told her members not to publicly broadcast gripes with colleagues on Twitter.
"They took offense because I addressed—at the request of my members—an offensive tweet that came out of one of the member's offices that referenced our Blue Dogs and our New Dems, essentially as segregationists," Pelosi said during her weekly press conference."Our members took offense at that. I addressed that. How they are interpreting and carrying it to another place, is up to them. But I'm not going to be discussing it any further.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi answers questions during her weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 27 in Washington, DC.interview over the group being the lone Democrats to vote against the House's original $4.5 billion humanitarian aid intended to improve conditions and to help alleviate overcrowding at border detention facilities.
Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti, also issued a series of tweets criticizing Pelosi's stance on a number of issues, including impeachment and her view on"The Squad." He labeled Blue Dog Democrats—more centrist party members—as the"New Southern Democrats."
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