Pelosi Says Trump Is A Threat To ‘Our Democracy, Our Flag, Our Constitution’

Earlier this week, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) joined MSNBC's 'The Last Word' to discuss the growing popularity of leading Republican presidential candidate and 45th President Donald Trump, as well as the growing chances of his election to the presidency next year. During the interview, Pelosi absurdly claimed that Trump was a threat to "our democracy, our flag, our Constitution, [and] the future of our children."

MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell asked Pelosi, "What are the stakes for the world when they hear Donald Trump say he would be a dictator on day one if he is elected president again, and what do dictators like Vladimir Putin here in that statement?"

"They hear a comrade in arms, but the fact is, he is not going to win," Pelosi claimed, as reported by Breitbart. "Nothing less is at stake in this election than our democracy, and that democracy means your freedom to have access to health insurance, your own decision-making about your family's size and timing and the rest, your freedom to have education, read of books that aren't banned, your ability to be who you want to be in this country. So democracy is a value, a principle, but it is also translating into your kitchen table about the freedom that you have to make your choices about how your family goes forward."

"As far as dictators and other countries, they recognize what they see in the former president. They see somebody who shares their concern; their disdain for the press. The press is the guardian of our democracy, on the First Amendment, freedom of the press tells the story of what is going on, accountability, transparency, and governance in our society. They want to suppress the press, want to characterize it in a negative way, the former House speaker continued. "He is trying to crawl back into the White House, but we cannot let that happen. I say that with all due respect in the world for the people who may have voted for the former president, but they have to make a decision, think about our democracy, our flag, our Constitution, the future of our children in a democratic state that is a model to the world."

As President Trump continues to dominate the Republican field and President Biden, Democrats are getting increasingly desperate. The Real Clear Politics polling average for the 2024 general election shows Trump beating Biden by 2.1 percent nationally. Recent polling has also shown Trump dominate in swing states, with a recent poll from The New York Times and Siena College showing the leading Republican candidate besting President Biden in five out of the six swing states. 

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