War of Words: Trump Says Pelosi Is a Nasty, Vindictive, Horrible Person

By Staff, Agencies

US President Donald Trump hit back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday in his first public comments after she reportedly said she wanted to see him "in prison" instead of being impeached.

In an interview with Fox News, in which Trump was asked about the comments reported by Politico, he lashed out at the California Democrat, calling her a "nasty, vindictive, horrible person."

Pelosi told Democrats pushing for an impeachment effort that rather than wanting to see Trump impeached, she wanted to see him "in prison," according to Politico. Ashley Etienne, a spokeswoman for Pelosi, said she could not confirm the comment.

"I actually don't think she's a talented person," Trump said. "I've tried to be nice to her because I would've liked to have gotten some deals done. She's incapable of doing deals."

"She's a nasty, vindictive, horrible person," Trump added.

The interview took place on the 75th anniversary of D-Day while Trump was at the Normandy American Cemetery in France, where American soldiers who lost their lives in World War II are buried.

It's the second time he has referred to a woman as "nasty" or "being nasty" recently, having used the term to refer to Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex.

Trump has repeatedly used the word "nasty" to characterize women who have angered him or their negative comments about him, including Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren.