Pelosi says Capitol riot was one of the most difficult moments of her career
By Justine Coleman - 03/08/21 09:11 PM EST Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday that the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection was one of the most difficult moments of her career, comparing it to the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
During a virtual fundraiser on International Women’s Day, the Speaker was asked by inaugural poet Amanda Gorman about “the hardest moment of your career so far.â€
“It was a very difficult moment for us in the Capitol and those who care about our democracy ... that people would descend on the Capitol, incite insurrection to overturn the process,†Pelosi said.
“That people would use violence upon the Capitol, even out to kill, really members of Congress and the vice president of the United States was just so very hard,†she added.
The California Democrat said “what made it even harder†and “even more painful†was when Congress reconvened late that night “that many of our colleagues voted not to support the results of the election.â€
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