Just because former President Joe Biden’s decline while in office has been confirmed beyond a shadow of a doubt, thanks in part to ongoing investigations as well as conveniently timed books from reporters on the matter, doesn’t mean questions about the mental acuity of those who are still serving in government have gone away or should go away.
We’ve written before, for instance, about the periodic incoherency that has come from former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), with interviews done and video clips shared on social media from time to time that are, as my RedState colleague Rusty Weiss described, the equivalent of “nightmare fuel” for people concerned with the health and well-being of those on Capitol Hill who we are supposed to believe are sharp enough to be able to thoughtfully consider and vote on bills that impact millions of Americans.
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As it just so happens, we have an update on Nancy Pelosi, who – amid continued questions about insider trading – appeared at the VA hospital in San Francisco on Thursday to show support for veterans on Purple Heart Day:
Today, I visited the @SFVAMC to mark House Democrats’ Honor Our Veterans Day of Action and reaffirm a simple truth: we must continue to meet the needs of our Veterans.
We honor them not just with words—but by fighting to ensure their access to quality, timely care and services. pic.twitter.com/OZqPYErENb
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 7, 2025
But while there, Pelosi was asked about her support for “gender affirming care” for so-called transgender persons and what she felt the future held since there had been “funding pauses” for it in California thanks to the Trump administration.
While she mentioned the issue was “something I’m working for at the national level” (which was scary enough), the rest of Pelosi’s answer was a wild, incoherent mess that I couldn’t make heads or tails out of. Here’s a one-minute version of the clip:
NANCY PELOSI: “We are hoping that we can have gender-affirming care for our trans kids.”
She looks rough. pic.twitter.com/GwptHXwCpI
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 7, 2025
There’s a longer two-and-a-half-minute clip out there, though, that is even worse than that one. It’s unembeddable, but you can view it here. There are lots of pauses and what appears to be confusion in her comments, as though she can’t get a good grasp on what she’s talking about.
VIDEO – Pelosi: ‘We Are Hoping that We Can Have Gender-Affirming Care for Our Trans Kids’ @SpeakerPelosi https://t.co/ymI4DjoK4G
— Grabien (@GrabienMedia) August 7, 2025
I’m not a proponent of term limits for members of Congress, being of the mindset that voters can kick these people out if they see fit to.
But honestly, between this clip and some of the stories I’ve read about members of Congress from years past whose offices were effectively being run by staffers and not the House Rep or Senator, where in some cases the Congressperson hadn’t been seen or heard from in weeks, I may finally be coming around to the idea.
Several other members of the House and Senate are in their 80s. Pelosi is 85. She has filed to run for reelection in 2026 on the grounds that San Francisco has “needs” that she says prompted her to run for another term. But, you know, at a certain point, it’s simply time to let it go and let someone else take the reins. It really is.
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