Nancy Pelosi: Abortion ‘Is a Democracy Issue, It’s a Kitchen Table Issue for Families’

GEIST Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ in studio Speaker Emerita ░░░░░░░░ Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi of ░░░░░░░░ Madam Speaker it s ░░░░░░░░ great to have you ░░░░░░░░ with us in studio ░░░░░░░░ My pleasure Thank you ░░░░░░░░ We have so much ░░░░░░░░ talk to you about ░░░░░░░░ want to start with ░░░░░░░░ abortion question which since ░░░░░░░░ v Wade was overturned ░░░░░░░░ two years ago now ░░░░░░░░ have seen the political ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen voters ░░░░░░░░ in red states say ░░░░░░░░ have gone too far ░░░░░░░░ this And then yesterday ░░░░░░░░ Trump with a muddled ░░░░░░░░ trying to please several ░░░░░░░░ constituencies and it turns ░░░░░░░░ pleasing None of them ░░░░░░░░ do you believe this ░░░░░░░░ will play as we ░░░░░░░░ through this election year ░░░░░░░░ Well first let me ░░░░░░░░ the issue about a ░░░░░░░░ s right to choose ░░░░░░░░ s a democracy issue ░░░░░░░░ is about freedom freedom ░░░░░░░░ women to make their ░░░░░░░░ to make their decisions ░░░░░░░░ when what s his ░░░░░░░░ said what he said ░░░░░░░░ he either is stupid ░░░░░░░░ he thinks the rest ░░░░░░░░ us are stupid because ░░░░░░░░ takes great pride in ░░░░░░░░ Roe v Wade takes ░░░░░░░░ pride in it and ░░░░░░░░ the way the press ░░░░░░░░ it up just cracked ░░░░░░░░ up because it said ░░░░░░░░ Trump believes that states ░░░░░░░░ doesn t believe anything ░░░░░░░░ believes in his political ░░░░░░░░ and that s what ░░░░░░░░ is trying to accommodate ░░░░░░░░ you can t be ░░░░░░░░ little bit pro life ░░░░░░░░ are either there or ░░░░░░░░ re not there And ░░░░░░░░ see that So he ░░░░░░░░ have outsmarted well I ░░░░░░░░ to say outsmarted because ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t seem ░░░░░░░░ apply But why would ░░░░░░░░ press say he believes ░░░░░░░░ doesn t believe anything ░░░░░░░░ Well we certainly did ░░░░░░░░ say that This morning ░░░░░░░░ just said that s ░░░░░░░░ happens when you are ░░░░░░░░ unprincipled on something You ░░░░░░░░ all over the place ░░░░░░░░ meander He has said ░░░░░░░░ that he was pro ░░░░░░░░ then he became pro ░░░░░░░░ when decided he wanted ░░░░░░░░ get into politics on ░░░░░░░░ Republican side What are ░░░░░░░░ seeing though We have ░░░░░░░░ the results in the ░░░░░░░░ elections and states across ░░░░░░░░ country different referenda on ░░░░░░░░ How do our believe ░░░░░░░░ will play a role ░░░░░░░░ the 2024 general election ░░░░░░░░ Well thank you for ░░░░░░░░ As you are aware ░░░░░░░░ the 2022 election people ░░░░░░░░ we were going to ░░░░░░░░ 40 seats 30 seats ░░░░░░░░ seats GEIST The red ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi Yeah the red ░░░░░░░░ And I was like ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ are talking about They ░░░░░░░░ saying I would owe ░░░░░░░░ apology for promoting the ░░░░░░░░ of woman s right ░░░░░░░░ choose Climate women s ░░░░░░░░ to choose guns and ░░░░░░░░ were our where we ░░░░░░░░ our message into the ░░░░░░░░ that we had to ░░░░░░░░ Now we are not ░░░░░░░░ national campaign We are ░░░░░░░░ into different elections We ░░░░░░░░ the power of that ░░░░░░░░ those who are saying ░░░░░░░░ she is so wrong ░░░░░░░░ v Wade is in ░░░░░░░░ rear view mirror people ░░░░░░░░ t care about it ░░░░░░░░ much no they do ░░░░░░░░ s a democracy issue ░░░░░░░░ s a kitchen table ░░░░░░░░ for families to make ░░░░░░░░ decisions about this It ░░░░░░░░ about respect for women ░░░░░░░░ my gosh respect for ░░░░░░░░ So it s a ░░░░░░░░ deal You have seen ░░░░░░░░ election has been won ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ will happen in Florida ░░░░░░░░ I I didn t ░░░░░░░░ the integrity of Florida ░░░░░░░░ elections much less whether ░░░░░░░░ can work there But ░░░░░░░░ in Florida are revved ░░░░░░░░ about it It will ░░░░░░░░ a big issue in ░░░░░░░░ campaign And let me ░░░░░░░░ when we won in ░░░░░░░░ people said Oh weren ░░░░░░░░ you lucky that health ░░░░░░░░ was such an important ░░░░░░░░ in the campaign I ░░░░░░░░ we weren t lucky ░░░░░░░░ made our own luck ░░░░░░░░ had 10 000 events ░░░░░░░░ out what the Affordable ░░░░░░░░ Act did and similarly ░░░░░░░░ this People are organized ░░░░░░░░ would be I am ░░░░░░░░ encouraged to hear what ░░░░░░░░ are doing around the ░░░░░░░░ even in red states ░░░░░░░░ this issue So there ░░░░░░░░ a drumbeat We may ░░░░░░░░ win you know not ░░░░░░░░ an election say in ░░░░░░░░ red states when abortion ░░░░░░░░ not on the ballot ░░░░░░░░ it causes a drumbeat ░░░░░░░░ the country and it ░░░░░░░░ in other elections.”