There were very few moments that led to bipartisan standing on Tuesday night, and one of them was President Donald Trump’s call to stop insider trading in Congress.
It got Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts to stand up, even. Which had Trump asking the question: Did formerHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California representative, stand up?
It doesn’t appear that way — and Pelosi herself answered with a word salad when asked about it on CNN after the speech.
Trump’s address — technically the first official State of the Union of his second term, although he gave an address to a joint session of Congress last year that wasn’t labeled as such — featured a whole lot of Democratic sitting, even on policies that are broadly popular with voters.
One that got their side of the aisle to stand up, however, was the president’s promise to “ensure that members of Congress cannot corruptly profit from using insider information.”
“They stood up for that. I can’t believe it. I can’t believe it,” Trump said as the camera flashed toSen. Warren.
“Did Nancy Pelosi stand up, if she’s here? Doubt it,” he said, to laughter.
He then exhortedCongressto “pass the Stop Insider Trading Act without delay.”
JUST IN: President Trump calls out Nancy Pelosi for insider trading on national television during his State of the Union speech.
Pelosi and her husband have reportedly profited about $130M during her congressional career.
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