Pelosi’s Office Responds After Texas Republican Says She ‘Pushed’ Daughter

Rep.-elect Mayra Flores (R-Texas) stands with her family and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for a portrait after being sworn-in in Washington, on June 21, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

The office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) responded after a newly elected Republican lawmaker accused the speaker of pushing her young daughter.

Rep. Mayra Flores (R-Texas), who was recently elected into Congress in a special election, claimed Pelosi nudged her daughter during a group photo.