From Fox News: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed Sunday that she didn’t intend to tear up President Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address — the moment that went viral at the time when she was Speaker of the House.
During a conversation with ABC’s Jonathan Karl, Pelosi said her defining moments in her relationship with the president were “spontaneous.”
“People like the tearing up of the speech. I didn’t intend to go to the speech to tear it up. I just, the first part of it, I tore a page because he was lying. And then the next page, then the next page. I thought it was a manifesto of lies all throughout, so I better tear up the whole speech. Now, the speeches are on strong paper, so you have to do it a few times to get it done. But I had no intention of doing that. I thought my staff was going to die,” Pelosi said.
She also talked about an image of her pointing a finger at Trump during a 2019 meeting that included the cabinet.
Pelosi claimed she receives more requests to sign that image than anything else.
The former House Speaker also touted that she’s very proud of the “Affordable Care Act,” more commonly known as “Obamacare.”
“If I were to be remembered for one thing, it’s the Affordable Care Act,” she declared.
After having spent nearly 40 years in the U.S. Congress, Pelosi, 85, announced last month that she will not seek re-election in 2026.
RNC Research responded, “Five years later and Crazy Nancy Pelosi is still bragging about her temper tantrum during President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address.”
Five years later and Crazy Nancy Pelosi is still bragging about her temper tantrum during President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address.
PELOSI: “The speeches are on strong paper… so you have a do it a few times.”
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) December 28, 2025
Below is the full interview with Pelosi which aired on ABC News Sunday.
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