U.S. House Speaker Pelosi calls Trump a 'coward,' tells reporter: 'Don't mess with me'


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  • Friday, 06 Dec 2019

File photo: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivers remarks on the status of the House impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On most days, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi attempts to position herself as the tough but calm and controlled counterweight to President Donald Trump, who many Republicans applaud for being confrontational and unpredictable.

On Thursday, the country's top elected Democrat allowed her anger to show when a Sinclair Broadcast reporter she previously referred to as "Mr. Republican talking point" asked whether she hated Trump.

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