Trump should 'stew in his own juice' during congressional address, Pelosi advises Dems

Trump's speech is expected to champion his "Make America Great Again" policies and further preview his administration's priorities. The 45th and 47th president previewed on Monday morning in a Truth Social that, "TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS!"

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Pelosi reflected on tearing up the speech in 2020 during her interview with the Washington Post, explaining she made little tears on each page when she disagreed with a comment from Trump. 

"Then, when I saw that every page was a lie, I had to tear it up," Pelosi said, adding that "Parchment is very hard to tear."

"The most important thing in all of this is to prioritize. And (House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries), he has that down. I have every confidence that he has that down," Pelosi said. "Again, members will say I want this, I want that. Yeah, that's interesting, talk about that at home."

She said Democrats should hold back any outbursts during the speech, maintaining that it was appropriate in 2020 to rip up a copy of Trump's speech because she was provided an opportune "moment" in the spotlight to protest the president's policies. 

"Unless you have something that is a moment," she told the Washington Post. "That's what a moment was, when I tore up the speech."

Pelosi argued that Democrats should not focus on Trump's next four years in office, but instead on rallying support for Democrats during the 2026 midterm cycle. 

"It's not four years, it's not even two years. It's between March and September. Where are the numbers?"

"This fall is everything. And we only need three seats," she said. "I don't want three seats, I want many more than that."

Fox News Digital reached out to Pelosi's office on Monday morning for additional comment, but did not immediately receive a reply.