Nancy Pelosi has been accused of “warrantless fear-mongering” by the Trump campaign (Image: GETTY)
US President Donald Trump’s campaign hit out at House Speaker Pelosi for “fear-mongering” by suggesting Trump would try to stay in office if he loses, according to Fox News. The insinuation has been labelled “ridiculous” by Trump’s 2020 communications director. Tim Murtaugh added Ms Pelosi “might want to check in with Hillary Clinton and other Democrats who actually did lose”.
Mr Murtaugh said in a statement: “That’s ridiculous and nothing more than warrantless fear mongering to rile up her fringe base and the media.
“Pelosi might want to check in with Hillary Clinton and other Democrats who actually did lose, but still won’t accept the will of the voters in the presidential election of 2016 and governors races in Florida and Georgia in 2018.
“There’s where the real denial is.”
Ms Pelosi had previously