Pelosi said before insurrection that she would punch Trump if he came to Capitol: footage
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on the day of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection that she would punch [then-President Trump] out if he came to the Capitol after his rally at the Ellipse.
CNN aired footage taken by filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, the Speakers daughter, on Anderson Cooper 360 on Thursday, showing how multiple congressional leaders reacted to the days events.
Footage showed Pelosi remarking to her staff as Trump spoke at the Ellipse rally, which preceded the Capitol riot, that Trump should not come to the Capitol as Congress prepared to certify President Bidens victory in the 2020 presidential election.
If he comes, Im gonna punch him out, Pelosi said. Ive been waiting for this, for trespassing on the Capitol grounds. Im gonna punch him out, and Im gonna go to jail and Im gonna be happy. View this post on Instagram
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The House select committee investigating the attack released some clips of the footage at its hearing on Thursday, but CNN aired a more expansive version of the recording.
At one point, a staff member tells Pelosi that the Secret Service told Trump that they do not have the resources to protect him at the Capitol, so he seemed to not be coming.
Tell him if he comes here, were going to the White House, Pelosi said after Trump told the attendees of his rally to walk to the Capitol and that he would join them.
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