Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi delivered a speech on Friday aimed at young liberal activists, but her remarks left many puzzled due to frequent stops and starts.
Pelosi, now 85 years old, has generated viral attention this year for awkward moments, including snapping at a reporter who asked about her running for a 20th term and using a walker while moving around the Capitol.
At the Voters of Tomorrow summit in Washington, Pelosi addressed Gen Z activists, focusing on the issue of income inequality.
She criticized what she described as “shareholder capitalism,” highlighting the vast pay gap between company CEOs and ordinary workers.
Pelosi stated that CEOs earn 300 to 400 times more than their employees, pointing out that it would take workers a lifetime to earn what a CEO makes in a single year.
Using hand gestures, she emphasized the unfairness of this wage disparity and claimed that even CEOs have expressed concern over it, asserting this is not true capitalism, per the Daily Mail.
During her speech, Pelosi became sidetracked trying to estimate how many years a worker would need to match a CEO’s earnings, jokingly saying one would have to go back before the American