New York Post
@nypost·2.4M subscribers·43.2K videos
MSNBC’s Hayes blasts Pelosi’s ‘genuine madness’ for tanking AOC’s bid to be Oversight chair
Posted
December 18, 2024
Views
27,379
Likes
285
Comments
173
Engagement
December 18, 2024
27,379
285
173
1.67%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
0:41Now PlayingMSNBC anchor Chris Hayes blasted former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., this week for using her influence in Congress to ensure that Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., beat out Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for the top spot on the House Oversight Committee.
Hayes used the example to criticize the older members of Congress for clinging to power instead of allowing the younger Democratic “stars” in government in more important roles.
“But now Pelosi whipped votes to make sure that Connolly got the Oversight job over the young star in the party, even as the 84-year-old Pelosi is recovering from hip surgery after suffering a fall. It feels like a moment of genuine madness,” Hayes said, referencing the recent accident and hospitalization Pelosi suffered while traveling abroad for work.
Hayes attempted to be sensitive about the age issue for older members of Congress but insisted that continuing their massive government roles while getting older is “very risky.”
Read more at
#aoc #nancypelosi #christhayes #politics #media #congress
The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more.
Subscribe to New York Post Sports
Catch the latest news here
Follow The New York Post on:
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
