Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the former House speaker, delivered a forceful defense of press freedom Wednesday night, warning that the First Amendment and democratic norms are under growing threat. "America is in a crisis of conscience. We have a president who has crowned himself king, a Congress which has abolished itself, and a Supreme Court that has gone rouge," she said while addressing the Washington Press Club Foundation's annual dinner. The former speaker praised journalists for their role in holding power to account and condemned political intimidation, newsroom cutbacks and attacks on the media. "To all the journalists in this room, and beyond here, the American people are counti
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the former House speaker, delivered a forceful defense of press freedom Wednesday night, warning that the First Amendment and democratic norms are under growing threat. "America is in a crisis of conscience. We have a president who has crowned himself king, a Congress which has abolished itself, and a Supreme Court that has gone rouge," she said while addressing the Washington Press Club Foundation's annual dinner. The former speaker praised journalists for their role in holding power to account and condemned political intimidation, newsroom cutbacks and attacks on the media. "To all the journalists in this room, and beyond here, the American people are counting on you, the press, to know your power," she said. #nancypelosi #politics #cspan ♬ original sound - C-SPAN
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