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Pelosi's pricey refrigerator becomes symbol of disconnect during coronavirus pandemic

2020-04-19

[JusttheNews] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing a barrage of backlash for showing off her pricey refrigerators on CBS's "The Late Late Show with James Corden," with critics on social media saying the display lacks sensitivity for Americans suffering financially during the coronavirus.

Pelosi, first elected to Congress in 1987, tweeted out a clip of her appearance on the show, writing, "We all have found our ways to keep our spirits up during these trying times. Mine just happens to fill up my freezer."

Glenn Greenwald, co-founder of the Intercept, reacted to the clip and argued that Pelosi is "tone-deaf."

"Her two huge refrigerators by themselves cost more than many people make in a year," Greenwald tweeted.

"It's so revealing that the politician Dems adore most is one of the richest members of Congress," he also wrote in the post. "Pelosi has been so rich for so long that she can't see how tone-deaf this is. It's her normal,"

The GOP's rapid response Director Steve Guest said: "While Nancy Pelosi sits in her ivory tower in San Francisco, eating $13 dollar a pint ice cream out of her $24,000 fridge, she is cheering on Democrats for blocking coronavirus relief aid that has so far been distributed to 1.3 million small businesses that is about to run out."

Guest was referring to Pelosi's position that she will fund the depleted Paycheck Protection Program with an additional $250 billion as long as more funding for states and hospitals is included in the legislation.

The backlash comes amid images nationwide of Americans who lost work as a result of the coronavirus shutdown and others waiting in miles-long food bank lines.

Former Vice President Joe Biden reacted to the clip of Pelosi with the refrigerators, saying, "You have great taste @SpeakerPelosi."

Michael Sayman of Google also responded to the video of Pelosi's refrigerators on Twitter.

"Stuff like this is going to cost us the election in November," he wrote.

Posted by:Clem

#14 So bad, the people who were telling this, I thought fell for a prank.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-04-19 17:33

#13 Remember, lots of chilluns gets all their political news from Cool-Bear...

Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-04-19 12:22

#12 She has a refrigerator ? I thought she lived in one. Like that guy from Lovecraft's 'Cool Air'.

Posted by: Dron66046 2020-04-19 11:52

#11 Elitist out-of-touch twit. Shove the $24,000 fridge where the light don't shine.

Posted by: JohnQC 2020-04-19 09:47

#10 These attempts to be folksy are just pathetic. There was that one with Lizzie Warren drinking a beer. GTFOH.

Posted by: Clem 2020-04-19 08:11

#9 We need to go to all consumption taxes. Let the people who can afford the $30k fridge and the $3500.00 bassetbaw ticket pay. Let the working man off the hook.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-04-19 08:06

#8 "Let them eat cake"

Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-04-19 07:14

#7 I wonder how big her stash of HCQ is?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-19 06:27

#6 No consideration for other people: now that Kim Jong-un seen it, he'll want two refrigerators of ice cream of his own - hundreds of people will be executed for failure to provide.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-19 05:40

#5 SS

Posted by: Lex 2020-04-19 02:07

#4 Don't politicians have media advisors to keep them from doing stupid stuff? This is amazingly tone-deaf.

Posted by: SteveS 2020-04-19 01:58

#3 Yep...true....botox has seeped into her brain.

Posted by: crazyhorse 2020-04-19 01:31

#2 That dame is definitely around the bend.

Posted by: Clem 2020-04-19 00:10

#1 She's lost touch - I hear Botox does that

Posted by: Frank G 2020-04-19 00:06

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