Pelosi tells LindellTV reporter to shut up on Capitol Hill

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi engaged in a heated exchange with a reporter on Capitol Hill on Thursday, repeatedly telling the journalist to "shut up" and questioning her professional credentials. The confrontation occurred when Alison Steinberg, a congressional correspondent for LindellTV, approached Pelosi and asked her about the events of January 6, 2021.

Steinberg referenced a previous encounter, stating Pelosi had told her to shut up for repeating what she called Republican talking points. She then asked Pelosi to address a claim that the former Speaker blocked the National Guard from intervening during the attack on the Capitol. Pelosi immediately interrupted, telling Steinberg to shut up again because she was speaking lies. Pelosi denied the allegation, stating she did not admit to such actions and that the president at the time never agreed to send the National Guard.

When Steinberg persisted, asking why Pelosi’s daughter was filming her on January 6, Pelosi told her to get away. The congresswoman then challenged Steinberg’s status as a journalist, noting she works for Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO and founder of LindellTV. Pelosi said she did not consider that...