‘Grotesque’ Donald Trump giving Republicans ‘green light’ to stop funding Ukraine, Nancy Pelosi claims | US News

The former Speaker of the House of Representatives additionally describes Vladimir Putin as “just a very evil person” in a wide-ranging interview with Sky News.

Donald Trump is giving a “green light” to Republicans in Congress to block further US funding for Ukraine, Nancy Pelosi has claimed.

Describing Mr Trump as “grotesque”, the previous Speaker of the House of Representatives additionally mentioned he’s “chummy” with Vladimir Putin, who she described as “just a very evil person”.

A brand new US funding bundle for Kyiv, value £49bn, has handed by means of the Senate however is dealing with opposition within the House from hardline Republicans who need further measures to stem a report movement of migrants arriving from Mexico.

Discussing Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi instructed Sky News: “He has ventured into the global scene by his chumminess with Putin.”

The veteran Democrat added that Mr Trump is “practically giving a green light to Republicans in Congress to hold up this funding for the war”, the aim of which is to convey “victory sooner with fewer lives lost on either side”.

But it’s “no use” speaking to Mr Trump “because he’s just in a world of his own”, she added.

When discussing whether or not he’ll regain the White House in November, Mrs Pelosi mentioned she was uncertain.

“He won once so people say he could win again,” she mentioned. “I don’t think that is so.”

Regarding Vladimir Putin, she mentioned: “Is he sick? Is he crazy? And the answer I get back is no. He’s just a very evil person.”

Discussing the dying of Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny, Mrs Pelosi mentioned it was a “source of great sadness” and Mr Navalny’s “courage gave people hope”.

Turning to the Middle East, she known as for all of the Israeli hostages being held in Gaza to be launched and mentioned Israel has a proper to defend itself.

She mentioned 7 October, when Hamas carried out its assaults in Israel, was a “terrible day” and one thing that “appalled” her.

She mentioned she was “very sad”, nevertheless, that so many “innocent families” have been killed in Gaza as a part of “collateral damage”.

Mrs Pelosi commented: “One of our fights in Congress is to get humanitarian assistance to them [Palestinians].”

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Referring to the conduct of the Israeli army, which says it does its finest to minimise civilian casualties, Mrs Pelosi mentioned the US administration “from what I can see has been very clear in its message to Israel in terms of respecting the lives of all of those people”.

There have been considerations about President Biden’s reminiscence and his psychological health to proceed as US president.

But Mrs Pelosi mentioned he’s a “great president” who has “accomplished a great deal” and has a “beautiful vision for America”.

She added that it was curious there was press curiosity in Mr Biden’s age when journalists “overwhelmingly think Trump is too old too”.

Mr Trump, she added, is “not in any way as qualified to be president”.

:: Watch the entire interview on The World with Yalda Hakim on Sky News at 9pm on Monday.