Nancy Pelosi: ‘We Did a Great Job’ on the Economy

PARKER Welcome back House ░░░░░░░░ Emerita Nancy Pelosi was ░░░░░░░░ Connecticut last Sunday a ░░░░░░░░ on her book tour ░░░░░░░░ latest book was released ░░░░░░░░ August It s called ░░░░░░░░ Art of Power My ░░░░░░░░ as America s First ░░░░░░░░ speaker of the House ░░░░░░░░ and longtime friend 3rd ░░░░░░░░ Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro sat ░░░░░░░░ with our own Stephanie ░░░░░░░░ for an exclusive interview ░░░░░░░░ the brand new TV ░░░░░░░░ at the University of ░░░░░░░░ Haven Stephanie joins me ░░░░░░░░ morning Good morning SIMONE ░░░░░░░░ Eric It s good ░░░░░░░░ see you This was ░░░░░░░░ very telling a very ░░░░░░░░ interview We covered everything ░░░░░░░░ her relationship with President ░░░░░░░░ Biden to the election ░░░░░░░░ her family Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ You open your book ░░░░░░░░ the brutal attack on ░░░░░░░░ husband So first of ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ how is Paul Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ re nice to ask ░░░░░░░░ He s coming along ░░░░░░░░ s about 80 percent ░░░░░░░░ But you just never ░░░░░░░░ to get hit hard ░░░░░░░░ times on the head ░░░░░░░░ takes a while to ░░░░░░░░ SIMONE Of course Of ░░░░░░░░ How is it now ░░░░░░░░ your home I mean ░░░░░░░░ still live in that ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi Yeah we live ░░░░░░░░ They made our imagine ░░░░░░░░ made our home a ░░░░░░░░ scene attacked my husband ░░░░░░░░ for me SIMONE And ░░░░░░░░ your book you talked ░░░░░░░░ having survivor s guilt ░░░░░░░░ I wanted to ask ░░░░░░░░ about this because this ░░░░░░░░ something a lot of ░░░░░░░░ struggle with How do ░░░░░░░░ cope with that Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ they my daughter who ░░░░░░░░ asked for consent to ░░░░░░░░ for Congress when she ░░░░░░░░ going to senior year ░░░░░░░░ high school our four ░░░░░░░░ children were already in ░░░░░░░░ she said if I ░░░░░░░░ known this was ever ░░░░░░░░ to happen I would ░░░░░░░░ never given you my ░░░░░░░░ If I had known ░░░░░░░░ was ever going to ░░░░░░░░ I would not have ░░░░░░░░ for Congress And so ░░░░░░░░ fact that he was ░░░░░░░░ for Paul for me ░░░░░░░░ s Nancy where Nancy ░░░░░░░░ what was said January ░░░░░░░░ in the Capitol where ░░░░░░░░ Nancy where s Nancy ░░░░░░░░ to do violence on ░░░░░░░░ It s hard It ░░░░░░░░ really hard I mean ░░░░░░░░ It s hard So ░░░░░░░░ any event yes of ░░░░░░░░ I have survivor s ░░░░░░░░ but we re prayerful ░░░░░░░░ it and just want ░░░░░░░░ make sure that other ░░░░░░░░ are not subjected to ░░░░░░░░ and that it s ░░░░░░░░ made a mockery by ░░░░░░░░ who I don t ░░░░░░░░ know how to explain ░░░░░░░░ behavior SIMONE Are you ░░░░░░░░ about more political violence ░░░░░░░░ matter who wins come ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi Well we have ░░░░░░░░ we have to erase ░░░░░░░░ as possibilities We have ░░░░░░░░ the goodness of the ░░░░░░░░ people is what gives ░░░░░░░░ hope SIMONE There s ░░░░░░░░ hour by hour account ░░░░░░░░ this book on what ░░░░░░░░ January 6th and you ░░░░░░░░ into great detail about ░░░░░░░░ calling their loved ones ░░░░░░░░ goodbye and lawmakers with ░░░░░░░░ experience getting ready to ░░░░░░░░ themselves Pelosi You know ░░░░░░░░ was a terrible thing ░░░░░░░░ what was also terrible ░░░░░░░░ after all that that ░░░░░░░░ and highly visible members ░░░░░░░░ on their bellies to ░░░░░░░░ chairs and seats to ░░░░░░░░ to a door to ░░░░░░░░ from the violence that ░░░░░░░░ coming for them And ░░░░░░░░ saw that And yet ░░░░░░░░ it came time for ░░░░░░░░ vote overwhelmingly the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the House voted not ░░░░░░░░ accept the legitimate results ░░░░░░░░ the election That was ░░░░░░░░ DELAURO I did call ░░░░░░░░ husband I didn t ░░░░░░░░ to because it reminded ░░░░░░░░ of 9 11 And ░░░░░░░░ know I don t ░░░░░░░░ But I called and ░░░░░░░░ said Just tell the ░░░░░░░░ that I m all ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ re getting us out ░░░░░░░░ here And they did ░░░░░░░░ There is not a ░░░░░░░░ in this book about ░░░░░░░░ 2024 election but I ░░░░░░░░ want to talk about ░░░░░░░░ Many have said that ░░░░░░░░ have been instrumental in ░░░░░░░░ dropping out of the ░░░░░░░░ a historic move Have ░░░░░░░░ spoken to him Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ I haven t But ░░░░░░░░ was instrumental in his ░░░░░░░░ This was his decision ░░░░░░░░ I said it was ░░░░░░░░ president s to decide ░░░░░░░░ decided in the most ░░░░░░░░ patriotic courageous way to ░░░░░░░░ the torch So we ░░░░░░░░ deeply grateful to him ░░░░░░░░ that you know No ░░░░░░░░ haven t spoken to ░░░░░░░░ since then SIMONE Do ░░░░░░░░ think you will Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ I hope so It ░░░░░░░░ sad for me because ░░░░░░░░ ve been friends for ░░░░░░░░ SIMONE Speaking of the ░░░░░░░░ election there are a ░░░░░░░░ of independent and conservative ░░░░░░░░ who don t necessarily ░░░░░░░░ Trump they re not ░░░░░░░░ loyalists but they are ░░░░░░░░ for him because they ░░░░░░░░ like Democrats haven t ░░░░░░░░ a good enough job ░░░░░░░░ inflation tackling immigration Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ I will say this ░░░░░░░░ have done the best ░░░░░░░░ of tackling inflation than ░░░░░░░░ developed country And it ░░░░░░░░ down low now so ░░░░░░░░ that the chairman of ░░░░░░░░ Fed could lower the ░░░░░░░░ rates We did a ░░░░░░░░ job And I think ░░░░░░░░ we have to do ░░░░░░░░ in communicating that DELAURO ░░░░░░░░ issue today is cost ░░░░░░░░ living Now when you ░░░░░░░░ to Kamala Harris and ░░░░░░░░ Walz what is the ░░░░░░░░ of their message she ░░░░░░░░ that she wanted to ░░░░░░░░ the building up of ░░░░░░░░ middle class as the ░░░░░░░░ goal of her presidency ░░░░░░░░ I wanted to ask ░░░░░░░░ DeLauro just two years ░░░░░░░░ Congresswoman Johana Hayes won ░░░░░░░░ 2 000 votes Has ░░░░░░░░ reached out to you ░░░░░░░░ all for advice at ░░░░░░░░ DELAURO I see Johana ░░░░░░░░ single day She was ░░░░░░░░ us this morning at ░░░░░░░░ event She is so ░░░░░░░░ as a member of ░░░░░░░░ Her heart is there ░░░░░░░░ knows why she came ░░░░░░░░ the Congress Pelosi She ░░░░░░░░ her why DELAURO She ░░░░░░░░ her why Pelosi And ░░░░░░░░ m here to say ░░░░░░░░ Johana is of the ░░░░░░░░ priority to us from ░░░░░░░░ national standpoint not as ░░░░░░░░ number but as a ░░░░░░░░ of her leadership right ░░░░░░░░ the start SIMONE It ░░░░░░░░ clear that the two ░░░░░░░░ you are very close ░░░░░░░░ ve spent decades in ░░░░░░░░ together Pelosi Mm hmm ░░░░░░░░ What is it like ░░░░░░░░ it s just Nancy ░░░░░░░░ Rosa hanging out Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ I m completely in ░░░░░░░░ of her wardrobe I ░░░░░░░░ am I m dazzled ░░░░░░░░ it And I keep ░░░░░░░░ about the closet space ░░░░░░░░ Mustang But I love ░░░░░░░░ I loved her mother ░░░░░░░░ ends PARKER I love ░░░░░░░░ Nancy and Rosa just ░░░░░░░░ out SIMONE Yeah you ░░░░░░░░ to know what it ░░░░░░░░ like right So during ░░░░░░░░ interview you heard her ░░░░░░░░ that she s sad ░░░░░░░░ she hasn t spoken ░░░░░░░░ President Biden And President ░░░░░░░░ actually went on The ░░░░░░░░ this week Let s ░░░░░░░░ a listen to how ░░░░░░░░ handled a similar question ░░░░░░░░ starts FARAH GRIFFIN Mr ░░░░░░░░ we all agree at ░░░░░░░░ table it s very ░░░░░░░░ of you to pass ░░░░░░░░ baton and step aside ░░░░░░░░ was a perception that ░░░░░░░░ your hand was forced ░░░░░░░░ some pointed fingers to ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Pelosi who you ░░░░░░░░ a long relationship with ░░░░░░░░ accomplished many things with ░░░░░░░░ you feel that your ░░░░░░░░ was forced and what ░░░░░░░░ your relationship with Speaker ░░░░░░░░ now Biden Our relationship ░░░░░░░░ fine Look I I ░░░░░░░░ fully believed the assertions ░░░░░░░░ somehow there was this ░░░░░░░░ reluctance of my running ░░░░░░░░ I didn t sense ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends SIMONE So ░░░░░░░░ says they re fine ░░░░░░░░ says she s sad ░░░░░░░░ haven t spoken So ░░░░░░░░ of two different stories ░░░░░░░░ Where they do agree ░░░░░░░░ is that nobody pressured ░░░░░░░░ to drop out of ░░░░░░░░ race PARKER Well so ░░░░░░░░ of that conversation whether ░░░░░░░░ was Nancy Pelosi or ░░░░░░░░ else pressuring was related ░░░░░░░░ age And as we ░░░░░░░░ at that you talked ░░░░░░░░ her and Rosa DeLauro ░░░░░░░░ been friends for decades ░░░░░░░░ s because they both ░░░░░░░░ such a long history ░░░░░░░░ Congress Not exactly young ░░░░░░░░ congresswomen themselves SIMONE No ░░░░░░░░ looked into the average ░░░░░░░░ age actually in Connecticut ░░░░░░░░ s 63 years old ░░░░░░░░ is 84 DeLauro is ░░░░░░░░ I asked them this ░░░░░░░░ how long can you ░░░░░░░░ doing this And they ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ until the work is ░░░░░░░░ That was their answer ░░░░░░░░ Spoken like a couple ░░░░░░░░ true politicians Whatever you ░░░░░░░░ about the age though ░░░░░░░░ encyclopedia of political knowledge ░░░░░░░░ those two ladies both ░░░░░░░░ DeLauro here in Connecticut ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Pelosi having been ░░░░░░░░ speaker Just incredible the ░░░░░░░░ of knowledge they must ░░░░░░░░ SIMONE Absolutely Absolutely It ░░░░░░░░ interesting to hear them ░░░░░░░░ to bounce off of ░░░░░░░░ another Sometimes it was ░░░░░░░░ to get a question ░░░░░░░░ but I did get ░░░░░░░░ in And and you ░░░░░░░░ the results PARKER All ░░░░░░░░ Well very interesting interview ░░░░░░░░ we appreciate you being ░░░░░░░░ Stephanie to share with ░░░░░░░░ SIMONE Yeah Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ me, Eric.”