From WSJopinion: Having spent so long defaming conservatives as racists, progressives can’t stop turning the accusation on each other. This week Nancy Pelosi got a taste of her party’s poison.
Ever since Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts were elected, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has found herself taking heat. Image: GettyHaving spent so long defaming conservatives as racists, progressives can’t stop turning the accusation on each other. Two weeks ago Democratic presidential contenders all but called Joe Biden a segregationist. This week Nancy Pelosi got a taste of her party’s poison.
The House Speaker has lately criticized some of the most extreme progressives in her caucus for cultivating their own celebrity status at the expense of the party. Mrs. Pelosi had four of her caucus’s freshmen especially in mind: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New...
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