With just days left before a possible government shutdown, Democrats escalated their rhetoric over healthcare funding, with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unleashing a profanity-laced tirade during an NBC interview.
Pelosi, appearing on NBC News Monday, defended her party’s stance that any stopgap funding bill must include provisions to protect Affordable Care Act subsidies and reverse cuts to Medicaid.
Asked if she believed talks at the White House would yield results, Pelosi responded by blasting Republican proposals as unserious.
“What we’re talking about is meeting the health care needs of the American people, little babies, moms with breast cancer, dads with a stroke, and all of that,” Pelosi said.
“The President has said, I hear what they’re saying. It’s all unserious and ridiculous. In fact, I’ve listened to their sh*t, and I tell them to go f** themselves,” she added.
Pelosi acknowledged the language was unusual for her, adding, “I can’t believe I use that word. My kids will be shocked. My grandchildren will be further shocked. I’m just quoting the President of the United States.”
