Pelosi Says We Must ‘Protect The Integrity of This Election’ From Trump and ‘His Henchmen’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.) appeared prior to Ted Cruz on ABC’s This Week today with George Stephanopoulos and she had some harsh words for President Trump and those in his administration regarding the upcoming election.

President Trump and his henchmen have threatened to not accept the results of the November election. We have a responsibility to do all we can to protect the integrity of our democracy. #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/oIosGCb6Yo

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) September 20, 2020

She started the segment off by saying, “We have a big challenge in our country. This president has threatened to not even accept the result of the election with statements that he and his henchmen have made.”

She continued, “So right now our main goal, and I think Ruth Bader Ginsburg would want that to be, would be to protect the integrity of this election as we protect the American people from the Coronavirus.”

Pelosi then went on to claim that she has “faith in the American people on this Sunday morning. I hope and pray we have a vaccine and that will be soon but it must be safe and efficacious when we do, not one day sooner, not one day later than that.”

She then said that, “The fact is, that this administration has been a total failure in protecting the health and well-being of the American people and it has had an impact on our economy.”

“The lives, the livelihood, and the life of our democracy are threatened by this administration. So again, when people say what can I do? You can vote and you can vote as soon as possible. Ten states started their early voting on Friday, the day that we lost Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” she added.

Pelosi also told Stephanopoulos that she would not rule out impeachment as an option to stop Trump’s Supreme Court pick from being confirmed to the bench, saying Democrats will “use every arrow in our quiver” to block the eventual nominee.

.@GStephanopoulos: "To be clear, you're not taking any arrows out of your quiver, you're not ruling anything out?"

Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "… protecting our democracy requires us to use every arrow in our quiver." https://t.co/TkkaJ0jj9y

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) September 20, 2020

From Fox News:

During an interview on ABC News’ “This Week,” Pelosi, D-Calif., was asked whether she and House Democrats would move to impeach the president, or Attorney General Bill Barr in an effort to prevent the Senate from acting.

“We have our options. We have arrows in our quiver that I’m not about to discuss right now, but the fact is we have a big challenge in our country,” Pelosi said. “This president has threatened to not even accept the results of the election.”

She added: “Our main goal would be to protect the integrity of the election as we protect the people from the coronavirus.”

Pelosi was pressed again on whether she would employ impeachment tactics, to which she said the Constitution requires that Congress “use every arrow in our quiver.”

“We have a responsibility,” Pelosi said. “We take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. We have a responsibility to meet the needs of the American people.”

She added: “When we weigh the equities of protecting our democracy, it requires us to use every arrow in our quiver.”

The White House slammed Pelosi’s suggestion, as a “bizarre and dangerous” power grab.

“The Speaker threatened to impeach the President—again—for simply fulfilling his constitutional obligation,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Brian Morgenstern told Fox News. “Numerous Democrats are threatening to pack the court and say things like ‘nothing is off the table.’ These are bizarre and dangerous power grabs by Democrats who will stop at nothing to erode the Constitution to enact their radical agenda.”

He added: “President Trump will fulfill his constitutional duty to protect our God given rights and do his part to fill the seat.”

The House of Representatives, in December, voted to adopt two articles of impeachment against the president — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.