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This photo of Nancy Pelosi literally standing up to Donald Trump is everything

October 16th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Open Government

Nancy Pelosi confronts Donald Trump — Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, confronts Donald Trump in the White House. (Official White House Photo.)

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