U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) takes questions on the status of the House impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Donald Trump during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott
December 5, 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said President Donald Trump was a “coward” and “cruel” for not addressing gun violence, protections for “Dreamer” immigrants and climate change, but said those issues were up to voters to decide in next year’s election.
Pelosi, responding to a question about whether Democrats were driven to impeach Trump because they hated the Republican president, fiercely denied that, saying lawmakers were doing their constitutional duty to prevent the abuse of presidential power.
(Reporting by Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan; Writing by Susan Heavey, Editing by Franklin Paul)
