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Posted: 2024-04-30T15:47:20Z | Updated: 2024-04-30T15:47:20Z Nancy Pelosi Says MSNBC Host Wants 'To Be An Apologist For Donald Trump' | HuffPost

Nancy Pelosi Says MSNBC Host Wants 'To Be An Apologist For Donald Trump'

The former House speaker snapped at an interjection by Katy Tur in a chat about jobs creation.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested Monday that MSNBC host Katy Tur wanted to be an apologist for former President Donald Trump  as tension spiked in the interview. (Watch the video below.)

While Pelosi might normally find left-leaning MSNBC to be friendly territory, she took umbrage when Tur pushed back on her assertion that Trump was the worst president in terms of job loss.

Pelosi said President Joe Biden created 9 million jobs in his term in office. Donald Trump has the worst record of job loss of any president. So we just have to make sure people know.

There was a global pandemic, Tur said, apparently in Trumps defense.

An irked Pelosi tried to reinforce her point.

He had the worst record of any president, the legislator snapped. Weve had other concerns in our country. If you want to be an apologist for Donald Trump, that may be your role, but it aint mine.

I dont think anyone can accuse me of that, a clearly shocked Tur answered.

Tur has a point. Shes been a frequent critic of Trump and was singled out by him for being what he called a third-rate journalist.

As for the pandemic, some critics say Trump shouldered blame for the job deficit because of the way he responded  to the health crisis.

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