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Nancy set down her Juvéderm syringe long enough to Tweet the following:

I want every single California Republican to understand this. Your ideology doesn’t come first. Your party doesn’t come first. The PEOPLE come first. If you fail to recognize that, you don’t belong here. https://t.co/xjbyOTI2MC — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) December 5, 2017

She describes the tax reform bill as “Armageddon,” so shrill statements are to be expected. Since there are only about 14 Republicans left in California (8 of whom opposed Trump), her audience is limited. It is telling, however, that she thinks people who disagree with her “don’t belong here.”

The illegal alien who murdered Kate Steinle in Pelosi’s hometown does belong here. As do prisoners of war captured on the battlefield in the Middle East. As do poorly vetted refugees who may contain some percentage of Islamists. As does anyone else who shares her contempt for America and the Constitution.

The party always comes first to Pelosi and her ilk. “The people” are far down the list, at least if their last name is Steinle.