Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi mocked President Donald Trump’s weight during an interview on Monday night, saying that Trump should not take hydroxychloroquine prescribed by his doctor because he is “morbidly obese.”
“As far as the president is concerned, he’s our president and I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists, especially in his age group and in his, shall we say, weight group, morbidly obese, they say,” Pelosi said. “So I think it’s not a good idea.”
Pelosi’s comment did not make sense as Trump talked to his doctor and his doctor said the “potential benefit from treatment outweighed the relative risks.”
Pelosi’s assertion that Trump should not take hydroxychloroquine due to him being overweight and due to his age also does not make sense because she confused those risk factors with the factors that put people at the greatest of serious illness or death if they become infected with the coronavirus, not if they take the medication.
CNN’s Anderson Cooper did not push back on Pelosi’s remarks.
WATCH:
Pelosi is 80 & she has the maturity level of a 5 year old.
Pelosi: "I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists, especially in his age group & in his, shall we say, weight group — morbidly obese"
0 push back from CNN's Anderson Cooper. pic.twitter.com/H7iLJKKxE5
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) May 19, 2020
White House doctor Sean P. Conley wrote a letter on Monday on the regimen that he has Trump on: “After numerous discussions he and I had regarding the evidence for and against the use of hydroxychloroquine, we concluded the potential benefit from treatment outweighed the relative risks. In conclusion with our inter-agency partners and subject matter experts around the country, I continue to monitor the myriad studies investigating potential COVID-19 therapies, and I anticipate employing the same shared medical decision making based on the evidence at hand in the future.”
Online, other CNN employees and mainstream reporters appeared to joyously join in on the mocking.
CNN’s S.E. Cupp tweeted Pelosi’s remarks along with a laughing GIF.
Pelosi on CNN: “He’s our president and I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists, especially in his age group and in his, shall we say, weight group — morbidly obese.” pic.twitter.com/OEBvVzjMNN
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) May 19, 2020
Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig wrote: “Yes, Pelosi reminded Trump he qualifies as morbidly obese.”
The Washington Post allegedly believes "Democracy Dies In Darkness," yet here is one of their reporters stanning Nancy Pelosi's juvenile meltdown on CNN. https://t.co/m094yMC9nc pic.twitter.com/U4fkAzhGgy
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) May 19, 2020
Far-left MSNBC employee Andrea Mitchell said that “Pelosi sure knows how to get under his skin.”
.@SpeakerPelosi sure knows how to get under his skin:
"He's our president and I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists, especially in his age group and in his, shall we say, weight group, morbidly obese, they say.."— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) May 19, 2020
Others called out CNN employees for their hypocrisy over the matter.
Republican strategist Chris Barron called out host Jake Tapper–who had recently said that there was “no bottom” to the attacks that Trump allies made against Trump’s enemies–writing: “A few days ago, @jaketapper had to pull out the fainting couch and ask “is there no bottom” to Trump attacks on Biden. Anything to say about this Jake?”
A few days ago, @jaketapper had to pull out the fainting couch and ask “is there no bottom” to Trump attacks on Biden. Anything to say about this Jake? https://t.co/xxP0KvwZAm
— Chris Barron 🇺🇸 (@ChrisRBarron) May 19, 2020
Conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey wrote: “Imagine if someone on Fox said this about Stacey Abrams. But no, instead we all have to smile and nod when WaPo calls her a ‘runway model'”
Imagine if someone on Fox said this about Stacey Abrams. But no, instead we all have to smile and nod when WaPo calls her a “runway model” https://t.co/XzZhwf4RvI
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) May 19, 2020
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) tweeted: “You stay classy San Francisco! There are over 3,000,000,000,000 reasons @SpeakerPelosi needs to give her gavel next January to @GOPLeader”
You stay classy San Francisco!
There are over 3,000,000,000,000 reasons @SpeakerPelosi needs to give her gavel next January to @GOPLeaderpic.twitter.com/sxGsvTv6bo
— Lee Zeldin (@RepLeeZeldin) May 19, 2020
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