On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, on MSNBC’s The Briefing, host Jen Psaki, former Biden White House Press Secretary, teed up Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) with a question that was more political statement than journalism. Psaki flatly declared that President Trump was “lining his pockets” on foreign policy dealings and then asked Pelosi how that “split screen” made her feel. That’s not a neutral question. It’s a loaded premise designed to generate a headline. When the assumption of guilt is baked into the question, the politician doesn’t have to prove anything. They just ride the wave. This is how the media manipulates the frame, pushing narratives while pretending to report the news.
Pelosi didn’t hesitate to swing for the fences. She called President Trump “a grifter,” sneering, “You wonder why the American people tolerate a grifter like this in the White House.” She added, “and his grifter family,” implying corruption without offering a shred of proof in that moment. That kind of language isn’t debate—it’s defamation by innuendo. It continues to fan the flames of incitement that the Democrats have been doing with impunity. What made it worse was Psaki’s non-response: no pushback, no follow-up, just a nod. That’s how agenda-driven questions turn into amplified attacks. It’s a well-rehearsed dance between activist journalists and political partisans. The message: plant the seed, let it spread.
Then Pelosi tried to rewrite history. She claimed that when Democrats won in 2006, their “motto” was “Drain the Swamp,” and that Trump “stole that saying from us.” An investigation of her claim revealed that her statement was flat-out false. While she used the phrase in passing in 2006, there’s no record of it as a Democratic campaign slogan or official party motto. “Drain the Swamp” has been used by both political parties for decades, long before either Pelosi or Trump used it. Her statement was designed to elevate her party as the virtuous originators and paint Trump as the political thief. But the facts don’t back her up. It’s revisionist theater, plain and simple. This entire exchange is a masterclass in narrative manufacturing.
A former Democratic Party press secretary acting as a news authority sets the frame. A career politician fills in the outrage. A compliant media outlet packages it as fact. And the American public is left with a story that sounds legitimate but isn’t grounded in truth. This is how trust erodes. When journalists stop asking real questions and politicians start rewriting history, the line between fact and fiction disappears. And a misinformed public is exactly what propagandists count on. As is written in Proverbs 19:9, “A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.” In our Constitutional Republic, the one way to deal with a false witness in high office is to vote them and their party out of office. And that is the public’s leverage, but will we use it? Inform yourself and others so that deception is exposed.
Sources:
Breitbart — “Pelosi: ‘You Wonder Why the American People Tolerate a Grifter like This in the White House?’” (October 14, 2025)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/10/14/pelosi-you-wonder-why-the-american-people-tolerate-a-grifter-like-this-in-the-white-house/
Deseret News — “Time to drain GOP ‘swamp,’ Pelosi says” (October 7, 2006)
https://www.deseret.com/2006/10/7/19978239/time-to-drain-gop-swamp-pelosi-says
Wikipedia — “Drain the swamp” historical usage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drain_the_swamp
