Fox News noted how in 2016, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ultimately came to regret having dismissed half of Trump voters as being "deplorables" who were motivated by racism and sexism.

Clinton's experience appears not to have resonated with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as she recently weighed in on this year's election with similar comments of her own. 

Pelosi says 30% of Republicans take issue with "women, people of color"

According to Fox News, Pelosi's remarks came while she spoke with podcast host Kara Swisher  at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival.

At one point, Swisher asked the longtime California Democrat if she could explain why most polls show former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris locked in a tight race.

.@karaswisher talks to @TeamPelosi about her new book, the state of play in the U.S. House and what happens on Election Day. #TribFest24 https://t.co/JxeEuQsPSq

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) September 7, 2024

"There are people who will never be, shall we say, inclined to support Democrats because of - they just have a different orientation toward women, people of color, LGBTQ, you know, they just are not ever going to be there," Pelosi complained. "So, say that's about like 30% or something like that… of the Republicans."

Former House speaker admits some Trump voters have economic concerns

"And then you have very, very rich people who do not really want to pay taxes or have any regulation of clean air, clean water, any of that," she continued.

"So you have to deal with that," Pelosi added before stressing, "Now, it's not as many very, very rich people, but it's a lot of money that goes into a campaign."

The former House speaker did go on to acknowledge the need to be "respectful and understanding" as some Trump supporters are motivated by economic concerns.

However, her focus on racial bigotry is curious given polls which show that Trump is doing better among African American and Hispanic voters than any Republican presidential candidate in recent history.

Poll: Trump has record African American and Latino support

That fact was recently highlighted in an article by New York magazine political columnist Ed Kilgore, who described it as being "psychologically painful for Democrats."

Kilgore pointed to a New York Times/Siena College survey carried out among likely voters between September 3 and September 6.

It showed the former president as receiving support from 14% of African Americans along with 41% of Hispanics, both of which are historic numbers.

If accurate, then they represent "the highest level of backing a Republican presidential candidate has received in pre-election polls since the enactment of the Civil Rights Act in 1964."