Leaked Pelosi video shows her blaming white men in a 'mood' over 2010 losses
House Speakers Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that white men were in a "mood" over losses in 2010 during a phone call with then-President Barack Obama.
The video was released in a documentary about the House speaker recently released by her own daughter.
'When they don't have a job they get in a mood': Nancy Pelosi blames 'white males' for Democrats' huge losses to Republicans in 2010 midterms in call with Obama, her daughter's documentary reveals https://t.co/fFLm0Xccdz
— Frank Yonkof (@FrankYonkof) December 15, 2022
The footage
"Hey, Mr. President, not a good night," Pelosi told him Nov. 2, 2010, according to footage of the call included in the HBO documentary, called "Pelosi in the House."
"Our members have said they don't regret their health care bill right across the board. Even if we never passed health care reform, we were still going to lose this election because of 9.5 percent unemployment. Because it wasn't about that, it was about jobs," Pelosi told Obama.
'The White male thing is just, that's a dominant thing,' she continued with a chuckle. 'When they don't have a job, they get in a mood,' she added.
Pelosi told Obama Dems lost House in 2010 because White men 'get in a mood' when they don't have jobs https://t.co/sNIcBKPHDB
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 14, 2022
The background
"The documentary, filmed by acclaimed documentarian Alexandra Pelosi, the House speaker's daughter, chronicles Nancy Pelosi's rise through Congress and her signature achievements, including passing the Affordable Care Act," Fox News explained.
"On the phone with Obama, Pelosi said Democrats shouldn't consider their wipeout as a referendum on health care reform. Instead, she blamed White males upset with high unemployment rates for Democratic losses," it added.
After Democrats got blown out in the 2010 midterm elections, Pelosi told President Obama in a phone call on election that the reason they lost is because “the white male thing is dominant. When they don’t have a job, they get in a mood.” pic.twitter.com/sONfopYNKx
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) December 14, 2022
The documentary comes as Pelosi is winding down her final days in House leadership. She will continue as a congresswoman but has chosen not to continue as the party's leader in the House.
New York Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is instead set to take her place. The congressman represents increased diversity with a black leader, but also a more radical set of views than even Pelosi.
The documentary shows that Pelosi, however, has her own odd ways of talking about "white men" that would be widely mocked if mentioned by a conservative leader.
The latest video reveals Pelosi is not as inclusive as the party acts, despite the efforts of the documentary to honor her.
