The Tuskegee Airmen were a proud group of African-American military heroes who flew fighter planes in World War II.
Last night House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.) ripped up a tribute to these brave men.
During President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen was honored.
Retired Brig. Gen. Charles McGee stood with his 13-year-old great-grandson; the President also honored this young man because he aspires to join the Space Force.
Trump said, "Sitting behind Iain tonight is his greatest hero of them all, Charles McGee, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio, one century ago. After more than 130 combat missions in World War II, he came back home to a country still struggling for Civil Rights and went on to serve America in Korea and Vietnam."
And when it was all over with, Nancy Pelosi ripped up the speech that the tribute was printed on.
When Fox News asked her afterwards why she did it, she responded: "I tore it up. I was trying to find one page with truth on it. I couldn't."
Nancy Pelosi, in her own words, thinks it's a lie to suggest the Tuskegee Airmen were heroes. She doesn't believe McGee served his country proudly. She doesn't even believe he came home to a country struggling with Civil Rights issues.
Again, these were her words, not ours.
Never forget.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, right, rips up papers after U.S. President Donald Trump, bottom left, delivers a State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. President Donald Trump will try to move past his impeachment and make a case for his re-election in Tuesday's State of the Union address by taking credit for a strong economy, newly signed trade deals and an immigration crackdown. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images