House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended bringing her son on a recent congressional junket to Taiwan and other Asian countries during a press conference Wednesday.
Fox News Digital asked Republicans whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan trip was appropriate or enflamed tensions between the U.S. and China., D-Calif., on Wednesday defended bringing her son on a recent congressional junket to Taiwan and other Asian countries.
"His role was to be my escort," she said."Usually, we [invite] spouses, not all could come, but I was proud he was there."Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, left, speaks with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she prepares to leave Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 3, 2022.
Her husband, Paul Pelosi Sr., did not attend the trip. Instead, the 82-year-old California businessman's lawyer appeared in a Napa County Superior Court last week to plead not guilty on his behalf to charges ofPaul Pelosi and Nancy Pelosi attend the Bloomberg and Vanity Fair cocktail reception at the residence of the French ambassador in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2015.
He faces two misdemeanor charges: DUI causing injury and driving with a blood alcohol level of .08% causing injury.The date on which Paul Pelosi Sr.'s lawyer appeared in court to plead not guilty coincided roughly with the end of the speaker's visit to Taiwan. It is unclear if that is why the speaker's husband did not accompany her on the trip.
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