Nancy Pelosi, 82, is savagely booed during appearance at NYC’s Global Citizen music festival in Central Park – after schmoozing backstage with A-listers and drunk-driver husband Paul
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was booed on stage at the Global Citizens Festival on Saturday night after being introduced by Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas
- Members of the audience were confused over the surprise appearance as they booed Pelosi through her speech about Congress’ commitment to reduce carbon emissions
- Appearing to take cues from the booing crowd, Pelosi agreed to keep her comments short and moved on
- Prior to her appearance on stage, many eyes were on the House Speaker as it was one of her first major public outings after her husband, Paul’s, drunk driving conviction
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was booed on stage during a surprise appearance at a New York City climate change music festival.
Pelosi, 82, was attending the Global Citizen’s music festival in Central Park on Saturday night with her husband, Paul, when Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas invited the Democrat on stage.
As the House Speaker discussed plans in Congress to cut carbon emissions, members of the audience could be heard booing Pelosi.
‘It’s Nancy Pelosi,’ one audience member recording the incident could be heard saying, surprised to see the US representative there. ‘Why is everyone booing?’
Prior to her appearance on stage, many eyes were on the House Speaker as she met with celebrities in one of her first major public outings following Paul’s drunk driving conviction.
Nancy Pelosi gets savagely booed while appearing at Global Citizen festival in Central Park NYC to talk about climate change #GlobalCitizenFestival pic.twitter.com/gD7eyNoTSx
— Megan Palin (@Megan_Palin) September 25, 2022
