Trump Spends All Morning Retweeting Criticism of Nancy Pelosi for Ripping Up His Speech
President Donald Trump spent much of Wednesday morning retweeting attacks on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Rather than highlighting or re-enforcing what he said during his State of the Union speech, Trump retweeted dozens of attacks on Pelosi for ripping up a copy of his speech.
One critics of Pelosi’s was legal scholar Jonathan Turley, who went to bat for the Republicans in the House’s impeachment inquiry.
Thank you Jonathan, and great job! https://t.co/GAZJ5ErJpF
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 5, 2020
But the retweets came thick and fast, with the President sharing content from unverified accounts that sometimes made questionable claims.
Nancy’s legacy is ripping up a document she is mandated to preserve. She’s a complete failure #PelosiTantrum https://t.co/tRNgPzrsn6
— F. A. Jaeger 🦅 (@jaegerbombsaway) February 5, 2020
He shared several tweets featuring the hashtag #PelosiTantrum, no doubt amplifying its’ significance on Twitter.
Perhaps Nancy’s little tantrum of tearing up the #SOTU speech was a slick maneuver to get people to talk about her instead of POTUS’s winning record and great speech 🤔
Nah, she’s just a bitter drama queen pitching a little hissy fit#PelosiTantrum— Charlotte @HeelerHoney ✝️🇺🇸🇮🇱🎗️ (@heelerhoney) February 5, 2020
It is hilarious to see Speaker Pelosi so #Classless and #Broken. They know 2020 is gone. Who is their hero Pete Buttigieg? Ok. They know it's over and they cannot stand it. #PelosiTantrum #PettyPelosi.
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) February 5, 2020
By contrast, President Trump said very little about his speech, which was the last State of the Union he will deliver before the election and perhaps the last he will ever give.
“It was a great and triumphant evening for our Country,” Trump tweeted. “Thank you for all of the nice remarks and wonderful reviews of my State of the Union Speech. It was my great honor to have done it!”
It was a great and triumphant evening for our Country. Thank you for all of the nice remarks and wonderful reviews of my State of the Union Speech. It was my great honor to have done it!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 5, 2020
After that brief mention of his own speech, he almost immediately began to retweet attacks on Pelosi, first from prominent conservatives and then any Twitter users who were criticizing her.
Disappointed to see @SpeakerPelosi rip up the speech that mentioned lives we’ve lost and heroes we celebrated at the SOTU. No matter how you feel or what you disagree with, remember others are watching. This was unbecoming of someone at her level in office.
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) February 5, 2020
