The comment was made as lawmakers craft legislation to address police violence, end racial profiling and confront the inequities facing black Americans.
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has suggested President Donald Trump to be a ‘healer in chief’ and not a ‘fanner of the flame’ as the country reels under violent protests over the treatment of black people in the US.
Reading from Bible scripture at the Capitol, Pelosi drew on past presidents – including George H W Bush speaking in the aftermath of the Rodney King unrest and Barack Obama following the death of Eric Garner – as models of the nation’s chief executive at a time of crisis.
“We would hope that the president of the United States would follow the lead of so many presidents before him to be a healer in chief and not a fanner of the flame,” Pelosi said.
The remarks of the California Democrat, who is the party’s top ranking elected official, offered a stark contrast to the Republican president as the world watches a nation in turmoil.