Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) criticized former President Trump’s scheduled visit to the Capitol on Thursday, claiming he is on a “mission to dismantle our democracy.”
“Today, the instigator of an insurrection is returning to the scene of the crime. January 6 was a crime against the Capitol that saw Nazi and Confederate flags raised beneath the dome that Lincoln built,” Pelosi said in a statement shared with The Hill Thursday. fair.
“It was a crime against the Constitution and its peaceful transfer of power in a desperate attempt to stay in power,” she continued. “And it was a crime against deputies, heroic police officers and staff, which resulted in deaths, injuries and trauma that continues to this day.”
Trump’s expected visit to the Capitol on Thursday will mark his first since the January 6, 2021 insurrection, in which hundreds of rioters stormed the Capitol in protest of the 2020 election results and President Biden’s victory.
Pelosi, a vocal critic of Trump, highlighted the former president’s comments about the dictator, in which he suggested last year that he would be dictator for a day if reelected.
“With his promises to be a dictator from day one and to seek revenge against his political opponents, Donald Trump arrives at the Capitol today with the same mission to dismantle our democracy,” Pelosi said. “But make no mistake – Trump has already cemented his legacy of shame in our hallowed halls.”
Political manual was the first to report Pelosi’s comments.
The former president will be in Washington for a discussion hosted by the Business Roundtable and will meet with a group of Senate Republicans for a policy-focused conversation ahead of the November elections.
He will also speak at the House Republican conference to “discuss the growing Republican majority in the House and the 2025 legislative agenda,” a spokesperson for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told The Hill.
Pelosi has repeatedly warned about the dangers of a second term for Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, after having a highly contentious relationship with the former president during his tenure as speaker of the House.
Under his leadership, the House voted twice to impeach Trump. She also pushed for an investigation into the Jan. 6 attack, ultimately selecting the members who would serve on the committee.
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for further comment.
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