According to media reports, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) invited the 192 Democrat Members of the House of Representatives out to dinner at a fancy Italian restaurant in Washington, D.C. Saturday during the first day of the government shutdown.
Politico’s Jake Sherman was first to report on Pelosi’s dinner.
PELOSI hosting a dinner for all House Dems tonight at aqua al 2…..— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 20, 2018
The Hill’s Scott Wong reported the menu, “On the menu at Pelosi’s dinner at Acqua al 2: cheeses and meats, pasta, lots of wine and for dessert … cheesecake with strawberry drizzle & tiramisu”
On the menu at Pelosi’s dinner at Acqua al 2: cheeses and meats, pasta, lots of wine and for dessert … cheesecake with strawberry drizzle & tiramisu https://t.co/SWDiKUuANL— Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) January 21, 2018
Members fan out across DC for dinner. Spotted Alabama lawmaker grabbing pizzas at Matchbox on Barracks Row; Dems heading to Acqua al 2— Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) January 21, 2018
Acqua Al 2, located blocks from the Capitol, describes itself as “an authentic Italian restaurant located in the heart of the historic Eastern Market in Washington, DC.” The menu is not cheap and not the most expensive either for D.C., but dinner for two would put a hurt on a working couples’ budget with dinner entrees running from $18 to $39, not including drinks, appetizers and dessert.
Military families blasted Pelosi for living it up while soldiers are going without due to the shutdown.
“Hi @NancyPelosi Can my @USArmy daughter go? For some reason she’s not getting a paycheck and illegals get more support from dems then she does…personally I think its idiotic to hold up military paychecks… The play with high explosives…”
“Wow. My Son in the military gets screwed and she celebrating? What has this country coming to?”
Wow. My Son in the military gets screwed and she celebrating?
What has this country coming to?— Jeff Works4aliving (@JeffreyusaSmith) January 21, 2018
“My son (deployed in Middle East) and daughter are both serving our Country, with honor, without pay… enjoy your dinner…”
White Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders also attacked Pelosi, as did Ashlee Strong, National Press Secretary for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI).
Sanders wrote, “Nancy Pelosi is “very proud” Democrats shut the government down over illegal immigration and is taking Democrats out tonight to celebrate. Nice message to send to the brave men & women of our military and border patrol forced to work without pay during the #DemocraticShutdown”.
Nancy Pelosi is "very proud" Democrats shut the government down over illegal immigration and is taking Democrats out tonight to celebrate. Nice message to send to the brave men & women of our military and border patrol forced to work without pay during the #DemocraticShutdownhttps://t.co/438vcZvf3k— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) January 21, 2018
Strong wrote, “The person who said recently that a couple thousand $$ in Americans’ pockets was mere “crumbs” is now taking the entire D caucus to a very nice restaurant on Capitol Hill.”
The person who said recently that a couple thousand $$ in Americans' pockets was mere "crumbs" is now taking the entire D caucus to a very nice restaurant on Capitol Hill. https://t.co/r8P8qTm52M— AshLee Strong (@AshLeeStrong) January 20, 2018
Ryan’s Deputy Press Secretary, Molly Edwards, also chimed in, “Surely this isn’t true. Surely Leader Pelosi isn’t taking her grandstanding caucus to an extremely nice dinner while the government is shut down and most of its employees are furloughed. Right?
Surely this isn’t true. Surely Leader Pelosi isn’t taking her grandstanding caucus to an extremely nice dinner while the government is shut down and most of its employees are furloughed. Right? https://t.co/kolnTjSImD— Molly Edwards (@_mollyedw) January 20, 2018
Former Trump administration official Dr. Sebastian Gorka commented, “The Left is celebrating. Because they love illegals. And not our military. SHAMEFUL”
The Left is celebrating.Because they love illegals.And not our military.SHAMEFUL https://t.co/NwF0J4r59u— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) January 21, 2018
Is this the Democrats’ ‘Let them eat cake’ moment?
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/01/nancy-crumbs-pelosi-ripped-media-reports-taking-house-democrats-dinner-party-troops-pay-price-schumershutdown/
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