Constitutional law scholar Jonathan Turley found fault with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after she criticized protesters of local social distancing guidelines in the same interview she advocated for an end to discrimination.

"Nancy Pelosi just said to Chris Wallace on Fox that she does not understand people publicly protesting civil liberties on lock down orders," Turley tweeted Sunday. "However, this followed her defense of her calling people to join her in Chinatown in late February as a protest against discrimination ..."



Nancy Pelosi just said to Chris Wallace on Fox that she does not understand people publicly protesting civil liberties on lock down orders. However, this followed her defense of her calling people to join her in Chinatown in late February as a protest against discrimination... — Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) April 19, 2020



On Sunday, Pelosi defended why she went out to promote San Francisco's Chinatown in late February after news of the coronavirus began making headlines.

"What we were trying to do is end the discrimination, the stigma that was going out against the Asian American community," Pelosi said.

Earlier in the interview, Wallace asked her about demonstrations in states like Michigan and Minnesota, where protesters have ignored social distancing measures to voice their frustration with a severely slowed local economy.

"Testing. Tracing. Treatment. Shelter in place. And I do think that it's unfortunate," she said. "But, you know, people will do what they do. But the fact is, we're all impatient. We all want out. But what they're doing is really unfortunate."