Nancy Pelosi to Republicans: 'Take back your party'

During a speech at the Conference of Mayors, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi encouraged Republicans to regain control of their own party.

Pelosi said: “To the Republicans in the crowd, I say ‘take back your party, the Grand Old Party’. America needs a strong Republican Party, not a rubber stamp.”

The California Democrat’s remarks came on the 33rd day of the nation’s longest government shutdown as her party’s leadership is in a stalemate with President Trump over nearly $6 billion of funding for building a new southern border wall.

During the speech, Pelosi also said quote, “There is serious and justified concern that this president would shutdown the government any time he does not get his way legislatively. That is why we must hold the line on this shutdown in the government.”

After much back and forth between the President and the Speaker of the House, Trump tweeted he will give a ‘great” State of Union Address when the government shutdown is over.

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