A comedian was escorted away from former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after he described himself as a Democrat. He was harassed over his share tradingcalling him “The Greatest Options Trader of All Time” and asking which stocks they should buy.
Alex Stranger, a conservative comedian, approached Pelosi while she was signing copies of her new book “The Art of Power” at a bookstore in Fort Worth, Texas — a clip of which was posted on the X social media platform on Sunday.
The stranger, who appeared to be wearing a COVID mask and a Bernie Sanders baseball cap, approached the table where Pelosi was seated and identified himself as “Noah.” According to news site Mediaite,
“I'm the UTA candidate. I was listening. I didn't buy any books, all the books were sold out, but I want to say how much I appreciate your, like, fierce, determined defense of democracy,” Stranger told Pelosi, adding that “it really means a lot, you know?”
Stranger then told Pelosi that he was “very scared that Donald Trump is going to win the election.”
“And honestly, with all the misinformation out there on X, you know, I honestly say the only chance we have is that Donald Trump spends the rest of his life in prison,” Strenger said.
He said putting Trump in prison was “the only hope for democracy,” adding: “We just have to win the election.”
Pelosi agreed, saying: “We do.”
The stranger then asked Pelosi: “What stocks should I buy?”
The comedian added, “Nancy, you are the greatest options trader of all time.”
“I just want to know what stocks should I buy. I just want to know what your biggest concern is?”
As security guards prepared to take the stranger away from the former House speaker, he said: “The police are a supporting institution of white supremacy and racism. I don't understand why they're here. They should be defunded.”
The Stranger then added that Pelosi “makes six-figure money a year in Congress and has a net worth that's in the hundreds of million dollars.”
“Don't you all want to know what stocks he should buy? Come on. I just want to know,” he said as security guards led him away.
“I just want to know what stocks to buy. I want to reduce the wealth gap. What's the problem? I just want to reduce the wealth gap.”
Pelosi, a Democratic congresswoman representing San Francisco, is married to Paul Pelosi, the founder of a real estate and venture capitalist firm.
Paul Pelosi's stock trading activity has surprised people, since his wife's position as one of the most powerful lawmakers in the country gives her access to information that can influence market decisions.
In June 2021, Paul Pelosi exercised a call option on Microsoft just before the company was awarded a lucrative defense contract from the US government.
The following year, Paul Pelosi Bought shares of AI chipmaker Nvidia Just at the time Congress was about to vote on the CHIPS Act, which provides significant government subsidies to the semiconductor industry.
Pelosis' stock portfolio includes shares of blue-chip tech companies such as Apple, Amazon, Meta, Tesla and Alphabet.
Pelosi's stock options increased by more than 65% in the past year alone. According to an analysis,
Nancy Pelosi initially opposed the proposal to ban lawmakers and their spouses from stock trading – she insisted that her husband trades stocks independently and has no involvement in it.
The Post has sought comment from Nancy and Paul Pelosi.
