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The former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has shared her thoughts on Donald Trump choosing JD Vance as his vice-presidential candidate.
In an interview with "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl on "CBS Sunday Morning" on August 4, Pelosi was asked whether she thinks Trump "made a mistake" with his running mate.
Pelosi answered: "I think it was a great choice," before beginning to laugh.
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Trump announced Ohio Senator Vance as his running mate mid-July at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Since he was announced, various past comments from him have resurfaced causing some debate, most notably his views on abortion and childfree women.
Polls have shown many voters have an unfavorable opinion of him, and some Republicans and experts have suggested he could be bad for Trump in the election. David B. Cohen, a professor of political science at the University of Akron in Ohio, previously told Newsweek that he thought Vance's appointment was "the biggest swing and miss on a running mate selection since Sarah Palin"
Victor Shi, a member of Kamala Harris' youth engagement team, reposted the clip on X, formerly Twitter, calling Pelosi a "national treasure." It went viral, receiving almost 700,000 views. The response appeared divided across party lines, with many Democrats cheering at the remark, while users who appeared to be Trump supporters were critical.
In the interview, Pelosi opened up about various events in her professional and personal life, including the attack in her home in which her husband was severely injured. The 84-year-old politician recalled how Republicans made fun of the attack, including Donald Trump who mockingly mentioned it in one of his speeches.
"They thought it was funny. And people laughed. He was an instigator of violence, and then made fun of it," she said.
The speaker also denied allegations that she was the one who convinced Joe Biden to step down from the presidential race.
"I wasn't a leader of any pressure party. Let me say things I didn't do, I didn't call one person," said Pelosi when asked whether she orchestrated the president's decision. "I had confidence the president would make the proper choice for our country, whatever that would be."
The speaker praised Biden as a "consequential president of the United States" who would be deserving of having his face on Mount Rushmore.
Pelosi was speaking ahead of the publication of her new book, "The Art of Power," published August 6.
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