Menu
Sign In Search Podcasts Libraries Charts People & Topics Add Podcast API Blog Pricing

Nancy Pelosi

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
See mentions of this person in podcasts
965 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Which is why three days after their attack on Venezuela, the Trump administration still hasn't given us any clear indication of what their long-term plan is for the country they're apparently pillaging for oil.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

So the people standing behind the president, you can see them there, you recognize all of them, in that moment were Trump advisor Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

And in the days since those men got that assignment from Donald Trump, while they stood right behind him, they have made pretty clear they are not exactly interested in the assignment.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

I mean, asked about this process, his role in the process yesterday, Stephen Miller passed the buck to Marco Rubio.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Who, me?

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Was I standing there when he said that?

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

I think the president was talking about my buddy Marco Rubio.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Over to you, Secretary Rubio.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

People are so fixated on this.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

I'm not really running it.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

This is really a Department of War operation.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Okay.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Over to you, Pete Hegseth.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Does that mean maybe you're in charge?

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

So Trump left the future of Venezuela to his three lackeys on the podium.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Stephen Miller says Marco Rubio is in charge.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Marco Rubio says this is a Defense Department operation.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

And Secretary of Defense Pete Hicks has passed the buck back to Donald Trump.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

That's what just happened there.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Nobody wants to actually deal with the fallout of Trump's decisions.