Pelosi's Argumentative Analysis

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After slamming the GOP tax cuts and doubling down on calling bonuses to hard-working Americans "crumbs," a patriot stunned Nancy Pelosi with just six words.

During a town hall event Tuesday in Phoenix, Arizona, a heckler asked the House Minority Leader, "How much are you worth, Nancy?"

The remark was in response to Pelosi rambling about how the GOP tax cuts allowing Americans to keep more of their hard-earned money was pathetic and unpatriotic.

“These are kitchen table issues for America’s families,” Pelosi said. “Most people are not in deadening poverty, but some are. Most people have to struggle to make ends meet.”

That's when the attendee asked Pelosi to reveal how much she is worth, an effort to expose her wealthy status and how she

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