GOP Senator Slams Pelosi Over Bannon Comments

GOP Senator Slams Pelosi Over Bannon Comments
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 17, 2016. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi called President Donald Trump’s chief strategist a “white supremacist” Thursday, saying he has no business serving on the National Security Council.

Her comments earned her a swift rebuke from other lawmakers, including Republican Sen. Mike Lee, who said her comments were unhinged.

White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon waits for the arrival of President Donald Trump for a meeting on cyber security in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington on Jan. 31, 2017. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon waits for the arrival of President Donald Trump for a meeting on cyber security in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington on Jan. 31, 2017. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images