Two of the most powerful Democrats in Congress blasted Breitbart News on Monday as “offensive” over an article published highlighting street art inspired by Andrew Breitbart that included a photoshop of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s face on the body of Miley Cyrus in her infamous MTV VMA performance.
Pelosi (D-CA) said the artwork was “tasteless,” and Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) declared it was “disrespectful to all women.”
“So tasteless, that… I mean, is it even worthy of a question,” Pelosi said, according to the Washington Post.” It’s so undignified.”
The DNC Chair earlier in the day demanded the Republican National Committee “not continue to use this website as a forum for their views.”
“To say the least, the Breitbart news ad is foul, offensive, and disrespectful to all woman,” Wasserman Schultz said in a statement. “It is a disgusting new low and would be reprehensible against any woman – regardless of party.”
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