Nancy Pelosi: “In 18, after the 16th election, 18, we won 40 seats, 31 of…”

“Well, in 18, you know, when we were the referendum on what happened in 16, sadly, when he defeated one of the best prepared person ever run for president, Hillary Clinton. When he did that, we had to act upon that. And In 18, after the 16th election, 18, we won 40 seats, 31 of them in Trump district. Right. So today, 31 of them. So we need three to have the majority. Hakeem Jeffries to be the speaker. And he will. I'd rather see 10 times that, like 30, but I'll take more.” (10:14–10:25)

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