Conservative pundits criticized Axios on Tuesday for trying to explain away Speaker Nancy Pelosi's gaffes as part of her political "strategy" against the GOP, including her "feigned forgetfulness." "As Republicans fight among themselves, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is showing the myriad ways she deals with the GOP herself," Axios reporter Alayna Treene wrote. Treene argues that Pelosi's "feigned forgetfulness" is not a flaw but a key feature of her playbook. Others were surprised by Axios' take, musing that the media wouldn't grant the same narrative to a Republican Speaker of the House. That error did not make it into Axios' report, suggesting the outlet accepted it as an actual mistake.

Source: Fox News May 11, 2021 18:22 UTC