Wed Sep 25 10:00:26 UTC 2024: ## Pelosi Slams Trump, Refuses to Engage with His Criticism of Harris
**WASHINGTON D.C.** – Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sharply rebuked CNN host Jake Tapper on Tuesday, refusing to engage with former President Donald Trump’s recent comments about Vice President Kamala Harris. During an interview, Tapper played a clip of Trump claiming that Harris suffers from “bigger cognitive problems” than President Biden.
“Why would you even cover that?” Pelosi demanded. “This is a person who’s not on the level. He is their nominee for president. He is incompetent. Let’s not even talk about the silliness of it all, and the weirdness of it all, on the assault on women that it is.”
Pelosi went on to criticize Trump’s record, calling it “the worst job creation record of any president since Herbert Hoover.” She attributed this to his handling of the pandemic, which she labeled “denial and delay.”
Tapper defended his decision to play the clip, arguing that Trump is the Republican presidential nominee and that he wanted to get Pelosi’s reaction.
This latest exchange comes just months after a similar incident at the Democratic National Convention, where Pelosi pushed back on Tapper’s questions about tensions between her and President Biden.
Pelosi’s refusal to engage with Trump’s criticisms is likely to fuel further debate surrounding the 2024 election and the tone of political discourse.
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