Afrigather Outgoing Speaker of the Home Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, holds the gavel as she calls the Home to order on the primary day of the 118th Congress on the U.S. Capitol on January 3, 2023. File Picture by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo
Jan. 28 (UPI) — Former Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated Sunday she’s going to ask the FBI to research the financing of pro-Palestine protesters, seemingly indicating they could be Russian vegetation.
“For them to name for a cease-fire is Mr. Putin’s message, Mr. Putin’s message. Make no mistake, that is straight related to what he wish to see. Identical factor with Ukraine. It is about Putin’s message,” Pelosi stated in an interview with CNN.
She stated she thinks solely “some” of those protesters are “spontaneous and natural and honest” however that some “are related to Russia.”
Interviewer Dana Bash then particularly requested Pelosi if she believed a number of the protests are Russian vegetation.
“I do not suppose they’re vegetation. I feel some financing ought to be investigated. And I need to ask the FBI to research that,” Pelosi stated.
She then stated she has confidence that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will win reelection, regardless of rising criticism of the president amongst Democratic voters over his dealing with of Israel’s battle in Gaza.
Pelosi, as a number one congresswoman, has had a historical past of sparking controversy within the wake of current political tensions overseas. The lawmaker led a delegation to Ukraine in Might 2022 to fulfill with President Volodymyr Zelensky and adopted it with a trip to Armenia that September, sparking inner debate within the nation over its lengthy alliance with the Kremlin.
However that very same 12 months, Pelosi additionally made her journey to the self-governed province of Taiwan, sparking increased tensions with mainland China.
