Pelosi Tries to Dodge Question on Insider Trading, then Says ‘I’m Not into It, My Husband Is’

TAPPER: “This afternoon, President Trump mentioned you and he made an allegation about your investments. I want to roll that clip and then give you a chance to respond — seem to be having some sort of —“

Pelosi: “[inaudible] investments.”

TAPPER: “Yeah, it was — let me just read what he said. I’m sorry that we had some sort of technical issue. ‘Nancy Pelosi became rich —‘“

Pelosi: “Why do you have to read that? We’re here to talk about the 60th anniversary of Medicaid. That’s what I agreed to come to talk about —“

TAPPER: “Yeah, but I wanted to —“

Pelosi: “— and what that means in the election.”

TAPPER: “I wanted to give you a chance just to respond. He accused you of insider trading. What’s your response to that?”

Pelosi: “That’s ridiculous. In fact, I very much support the stop the trading of members of Congress. Not that I think anybody is doing anything wrong. If they are, they are prosecuted and they go to jail. But because of the confidence it instills in the American people, don’t worry about this. But I have no concern about the obvious investments that have been made over time. I’m not into it. My husband is, but it isn’t anything to do with anything insider. But the president has his own exposure, so he’s always projecting. He’s always projecting, and let’s not give him any more time on that, please. We’re going forward here. And I’m very proud of my family. And while he might make fun of us while somebody inspired by him breaks into our home and hits my husband in a deadly fashion, hits my husband over the head and he thinks that’s a riot. I’d rather not go into some of my other complaints about him right now. Rather to talk about the 60th anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare. What a triumph — a great pillar of economic and health security for the American people. We had over the weekend carrying across generations initiative of a 60-hour, a 60-hour vigil of all of us taking turns. Myself, my daughter, my granddaughter and all the rest taking turns. Over 60 hours to tell stories of how all of this, what all this means in people’s lives. We since — just since all this has emerged, have had 300,000 calls from our Californians to people — and public health districts for them to the constituents to call their Republican members of Congress who have voted for this shameful, shameful, dirty, filthy, stinking, lousy, rotten, anything but beautiful act. And now we are engaged in Save Medicaid Summer. So today is the 60th anniversary. It’s something to be very, very proud of. And instead of what the Republicans are doing to deprive people of access to healthcare who need it so badly, people with disabilities who need it so badly, for the children —“

TAPPER: “Let me ask you —“

Pelosi: “—who need it so badly.”