House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is asked to react to former Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) calling President Donald Trump a “vile creature” in an interview with FOX News host Bret Baier on “Special Report.” He’s just a vile creature. The worst thing on the face of the earth,” Pelosi told CNN on Monday.

BRET BAIER: I want to ask you one more thing. You’ve called former Speaker Nancy Pelosi your mentor. She said this about the President of the United States the other day. REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-CA): It’ll sound like I’m awful about Trump because he’s just a vile creature. The worst thing on the face of the earth, but anyway. CNN HOST: You think he’s the worst thing on the face of the earth? PELOSI: I do, yeah. I do. Because he’s the President of the United States and he does not honor the Constitution of the United States. BAIER: A vile creature, the worst thing on the face of the earth. Do you stand by what your mentor, Congresswoman Pelosi, said about the President? REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES (D-NY): Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita Pelosi, is a legendary figure, a hero. She’s done so much for so many, over so many years. She speaks powerfully. She speaks authentically. She speaks eloquently on issues of importance to the American people. BAIER: Even in that moment? JEFFRIES: As I indicated, Nancy Pelosi is a legend. She has done more for people here in this country than almost every single American who has served in the House of Representatives. She’s a force of nature. She’s made a difference in the lives of millions of people. And it’s been an honor and a privilege to serve with her over these years that I’ve spent in Congress.

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