Pelosi Tells Story of Grandson Wishing He Had ‘Brown Skin and Brown Eyes’

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PELOSI: "Reading Denise’s story about her being concerned in grade school, 'I felt feeling different from my peers, my skin color was darker and my English was stilted,' I’m reminded of my own grandson. He is Irish, English, whatever, whatever, and Italian-American. He's a mix. But he looks more like the other side of the family, shall we say. And when he had his sixth birthday, he had a very close friend whose name is Antonio, he's from Guatemala, and he has beautiful tan skin, beautiful brown eyes and the rest. And this was such a proud day for me, because when my grandson blew out the candles on his cake and I said, 'Did you make a wish?' he said, 'Yes, I made a wish.' We said, 'Well, what is your wish?' He said, 'I wish I had brown skin and brown eyes like Antonio.' So beautiful. So beautiful. The beauty is in the mix. The face of the future for our country is all American. And that has many versions.”