Trump ends press conference with bizarre claim Pelosi is 'no longer Speaker of the House'

Twitter reacts to Trump's joint press conference with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Twitter reacts to Trump's joint press conference with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: Via Twitter Photo: Via Twitter Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close Trump ends press conference with bizarre claim Pelosi is 'no longer Speaker of the House' 1 / 15 Back to Gallery

Anytime President Donald Trump is speaking on live television, he's prone to say something that riles up Twitter. Wednesday's joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was no exception.

When Zelensky asked for support in ending the Russian occupation of Crimea, Trump reminded him, "If you remember, you lost Crimea during a different administration not during the Trump administration."

At one point, Trump postulated that Hillary Clinton's 33,000 deleted emails could be hiding out in Ukraine.

Trump asked if he thinks Hillary's emails are in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/eLF5jLX0iE — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 25, 2019

Speaking about Ukraine, Trump said, "It's a country, I think, with tremendous potential."

To which Zelensky responded, "Yes, I know it. Because I am from that country."

Trump [on Ukraine]: It's a country, I think, with tremendous potential.



Zelesnky: Yes. I know it...because I am from that country. pic.twitter.com/bKgWJpQQvs — David Mack (@davidmackau) September 25, 2019

Then when it was time to wrap up, Trump ended by saying: "Nancy Pelosi, as far as I'm concerned, unfortunately she's no longer Speaker of the House. Thank you everybody."

As the audio ended, a stunned Brooke Baldwin told CNN viewers, "Last I checked, Nancy Pelosi was still Speaker of the House." (See Twitter go nuts reacting to that in the gallery at the top of this story.)

Trump proclaims that Nancy Pelosi is no longer the Speaker Of The House. pic.twitter.com/O0NfEc89Vh — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 25, 2019

Earlier Wednesday morning, it was reported that the White House had mistakenly emailed Pelosi's office its talking points on the impeachment inquiry, before sending a request to "recall" the message.

At time of publication, neither Pelosi nor her office had responded to Trump's press conference comment on social media.

The president held another press conference, alone this time, from the United Nations General Assembly later Wednesday afternoon. Trump repeatedly referred to the impeachment inquiry as a "hoax" and a "witch hunt."

At one point, MSNBC cut into the broadcast of his press conference to do a live fact check. Read more on that here.

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