Nancy Pelosi brutally shuts down a reporter who asked if she 'hates' Trump: 'Don't mess with me'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has time to set the record straight on this one.

Pelosi gave a press conference Thursday after announcing she advised the House Judiciary Committee to proceed with impeachment. But the most noteworthy moment came when Pelosi was halfway out the door and a reporter asked "Do you hate the president?"

"I don't hate anybody," Pelosi said as she marched back into the room and pointed out the Sinclair broadcast reporter who asked her the question. She then took the podium and made it clear that she "think[s] the president is a coward when it comes to helping our kids who are afraid of gun violence," going on to call President Trump "cruel" and "in denial." But "as a Catholic, I resent your using the word 'hate' in a sentence that addresses me," Pelosi continued, adding "I pray for the president all the time." Watch the whole exchange below. Kathryn Krawczyk

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