Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sharply clashed with a reporter from pro-MAGA Lindell TV on Thursday, telling her she was “not a real journalist” and repeatedly demanding that she “get away from me.”
The tense exchange unfolded on Capitol Hill when Alison Steinberg, who works for Donald Trump-devoted “MyPillow Guy” Mike Lindell’s streaming platform, pressed the former House speaker on the long-debunked claim that she blocked the National Guard from responding to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by Trump supporters on the U.S. Capitol.
Lindell TV shared footage of the exchange on Instagram.
Steinberg noted that Pelosi had previously told her to “shut up” when she raised the same allegation.
Pelosi immediately cut her off, shooting back: “And I’ll tell you to shut up again because you’re speaking lies, and I don’t have anything to do with it.”
The confrontation grew increasingly heated as Pelosi told Steinberg not to waste her time. “Why don’t you get away?” Pelosi asked.
“You know what, I don’t even think you’re a real journalist. You work for Mike, pillow man?” she added.
Pelosi then doubled down: “I don’t consider that journalism. Mike the pillow man, that’s not journalism. I don’t have any reason to talk to you.”
Steinberg attempted to taunt Pelosi by suggesting Lindell would “love to give you a free pillow.”
But Pelosi wasn’t having it.
“You should record this. I want people to know that you’re not a real journalist. You work for Mike the pillow man and all you do is spout untruths. Get away from me,” she fired back.
Steinberg countered: “You can insult me all you want, but…”
Pelosi replied firmly, “Get away from me,” before turning to wait outside an elevator.
“Thank you, congresswoman; we’ll give you a MyPillow so you can have a nice sleep tonight, OK? Take care,” Steinberg snarked before walking away.