Outside of Washington, Pelosi says nor hears much about Trump or impeachment
By Natalie Pompilio and John Wagner John Wagner National reporter leading The Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow May 24 at 2:27 PM MEDIA, Pa. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has pushed back against impeaching President Trump, shared a stage Friday with two freshman Democrats who favor launching an inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice.
The name “Trump” was uttered only once during the 60-minute panel discussion — by Pelosi, who mentioned “Trump University, DeVos University” — the latter a reference to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos — when the conversation turned to for-profit colleges. When some in the audience of about 400 jeered, Pelosi nodded solemnly and said, “They’re in business.”
Pelosi has repeatedly argued that attention to policy, rather than a fixation on Trump, will help lift Democrats in next year’s election. “I personally have mounting student loans. My husband has mounting student loans,” she said, adding, “We are looking at three college tuitions while we’re still paying off our student loans.”
Trump insisted he is still willing to work with Pelosi and other Democrats on legislation once they end their investigations of him and his administration. Abby Jones, who is Atkins’s campaign director, said she was impressed the three elected officials, on the first full day of a 10-day Memorial Day break, were able to put Washington behind them.
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