Donald Trump is giving a “green light” to Republicans in Congress to block extra US funding for Ukraine, Nancy Pelosi has claimed.
Describing Mr Trump as “grotesque”, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives also said he is “chummy” with Vladimir Putin, who she described as “just a very evil person”.
A new US funding package for Kyiv, worth £49bn, has passed through the Senate but is facing opposition in the House from hardline Republicans who want extra measures to stem a record flow of migrants arriving from Mexico.
Discussing Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi told Sky News: “He has ventured into the global scene by his chumminess with Putin.”
The veteran Democrat added that Mr Trump is “practically giving a green light to Republicans in Congress to hold up this funding for the war”, the purpose of which is to bring “victory sooner with fewer lives lost on either side”.
But it is “no use” talking to Mr Trump “because he’s just in a world of his own”, she added.
When discussing whether he will regain the White House in November, Mrs Pelosi said she was doubtful.
“He won once so people say he could win again,” she said. “I don’t think that is so.”
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Regarding Vladimir Putin, she said: “Is he sick? Is he crazy? And the answer I get back is no. He’s just a very evil person.”
Discussing the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Mrs Pelosi said it was a “source of great sadness” and Mr Navalny’s “courage gave people hope”.
Turning to the Middle East, she called for all the Israeli hostages being held in Gaza to be released and said Israel has a right to defend itself.
She said 7 October, when Hamas carried out its attacks in Israel, was a “terrible day” and something that “appalled” her.
She said she was “very sad”, however, that so many “innocent families” have been killed in Gaza as part of “collateral damage”.
Mrs Pelosi commented: “One of our fights in Congress is to get humanitarian assistance to them [Palestinians].”
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Referring to the conduct of the Israeli military, which says it does its best to minimise civilian casualties, Mrs Pelosi said the US administration “from what I can see has been very clear in its message to Israel in terms of respecting the lives of all of those people”.
There have been concerns about President Biden’s memory and his mental fitness to continue as US president.
But Mrs Pelosi said he is a “great president” who has “accomplished a great deal” and has a “beautiful vision for America”.
She added that it was curious there was press interest in Mr Biden’s age when journalists “overwhelmingly think Trump is too old too”.
Mr Trump, she added, is “not in any way as qualified to be president”.
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Thousands of people gathered in various cities across the US as protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk took place in all 50 states on Saturday.
Around 1,200 demonstrations were planned in locations including Washington DC, New York City and West Palm Beach, Florida – just miles away from where the US president has this weekend played golf.
The “Hands Off!” protests were against the Trump administration’s handling of government downsizing, human rights and the economy, among other issues.
In Washington DC, protesters streamed on the grass in front of the Washington Monument, where one person carried a banner which read: “Make democracy great again.”
Thousands gathered in Washington DC to rally against various Trump policies. Pic: AP
Pic: AP
Another protester took aim at Mr Trump‘s handling of Russia and Ukraine, with a placard that read: “Stop Putin’s puppets from destroying America.”
Tesla boss Mr Musk also featured on many signs due to his role in controversial government cuts as head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Demonstrators in NYC. Pic: AP
People marching in Atlanta, Georgia. Pic: Reuters
A rally in Vermont. Pic: The Brattleboro Reformer via AP
Terry Klein, a retired biomedical scientist, said she drove to the rally to protest Mr Trump’s policies on “everything from immigration to the DOGE stuff to the tariffs this week, to education”.
“I mean, our whole country is under attack, all of our institutions, all the things that make America what it is,” she added.
A drone view of the protest at the Utah State Capitol building. Pic Reuters
A protester sports a Handmaid’s Tale costume. Pic: Reuters
Pic: Reuters
Some at the various protests carried Ukrainian flags, while others sported rainbow attire and waved rainbow flags in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
Other protesters wore Palestinian keffiyeh scarves and carried “Free Palestine” signs.
Thousands marched in New York City’s midtown Manhattan and in Boston, Massachusetts, while hundreds gathered in the sunshine outside the Utah State Capitol building in Salt Lake City, and in the rain outside the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio.
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Mr Trump – who shook financial markets with his tariffs announcement this week – spent the day in Florida, playing a round of golf before returning to his Mar-a-Lago residence.
People protest in Manhattan. Pic: Reuters
Activists in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Pic: AP
Some four miles from Mar-a-Lago, more than 400 people gathered – and drivers honked their horns in support of protesters who held up signs including one which read: “Markets tank, Trump golfs.”
The White House has said Mr Trump plans to go golfing again on Sunday.
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