Desperate Fox Is Spreading Lies About Pelosi Stepping Down

[babylonsister]

https://crooksandliars.com/2021/10/fox-so-desperate-they-repeat-lies-about


10/18/21 3:42am
Desperate Fox Is Spreading Lies About Pelosi Stepping Down
They're trying to drive a wedge into the Democratic caucus.
By Susie Madrak


Yesterday, Maria Bartiromo was either making sh*t up or spreading Republican disinformation (which is pretty much the same thing). Business as usual on Fox!

“First, this morning is exclusive, sources tell Sunday Morning Futures there is speculation swirling in Washington that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may step down after getting the massive spending package through, so all those Democrat members who had their arms twisted to vote on the multitrillion-dollar package and put their own reelection in jeopardy may be fuming to learn that the speaker could be planning a cut and run,” she said.

Oh my! Sources! Anyone with the initials DJT, by any chance?

Speaker Pelosi has made it quite clear she's not stepping down, but Bartiromo and her crew are desperate to find anything at all that sounds like the united Democratic caucus is falling apart over the reconciliation package. (It isn't.)

[Tanuki]

1. The "sources" only say that "speculation is swirling." Even Bartiromo

isn't claiming there is any actual scoop or that "sources close to Pelosi said off the record" or anything like that. It's total fabrication.

[babylonsister]

2. But it's an 'exclusive'!!1!

Maybe she was out of things to breathlessly report.

[Walleye]

3. That's a lot of wishful thinking on the part of right wingers

We know they’ve been actually trying to murder her so resignation rumors are just part of the program

[dlk]

4. More useless Fox misinformation

In that respect, they’re consistent.

[multigraincracker]

5. Sources tell me

the turtle will croak within a year. I’d bet my money on my source.

[Jim__]

6. "Speculation is swirling" - yeah and we know where it is swirling.

[fescuerescue]

7. Well she can't be speaker forever that's for sure

So she will have to step down as some point before 2100.

Honestly after passing the $3.5T bill. The most significant of this century, that would make a nice capstone to her career.

Not wishing that. But the pieces would fit.

Honestly I would be surprised if there wasn't speculation along those lines.

[FBaggins]

8. She's already said that this is her last term as speaker

She hasn’t explicitly said (AFAIK) that it’s her last term in Congress… but that’s widely assumed.

But what the story appears to be speculating about is a departure before that point- which doesn’t appear likely

[FoxNewsSucks]

14. That was my first thought as well

They're just dredging up old news and lying about it. Nothing to see here.

They got the covid aid, and the House passed or would pass voting rights, BBB and "bipartisan infrastructure". If Manchin/Sinema could be dealt with so Biden could sign them, it would be a great accomplishment.

Great for the country, and a good point for her to pass the torch if that's still her intent.

[CentralMass]

9. I'd suggest that the $3.5 trillion bill stands a snowballs chance in hell of passing.

[Demsrule86]

10. No, we need her experience....There is no one better.

[GPV]

11. Wonder who her protoge is?

[kentuck]

12. I suppose if the Democrats lose the House...?

She probably would think about stepping down.

Turn it over to some new leaders.

[marble falls]

13. Desperately wishful magical thinking. Only tool they have left besides the waning 45.