Nancy Pelosi, 52nd Speaker of the House, has reacted to the planned announcement to reopen Alcatraz Prison by the Trump administration.
Pelosi described the move as the “stupidest initiative yet”.
President of the United States (US), Donald Trump, earlier announced, his government will reopen the Alcatraz Prison “to house America’s most ruthless and violent offenders”.
In her reaction, Pelosi said: “With stiff competition, the planned announcement to reopen Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary is the Trump Administration’s stupidest initiative yet.
“It should concern us all that clearly the only intellectual resources the Administration has drawn upon for this foolish notion are decades-old fictional Hollywood movies.
“Make no mistake: this stupidity is a diversionary tactic to draw attention away from this Administration’s cruelest actions yet in their Big, Ugly Law, which takes away food from children and rips health care from millions to give tax breaks to billionaires.
“It remains to be seen how this Administration could possibly afford to spend billions to convert and maintain Alcatraz as a prison when they are already adding trillions of dollars to the national debt with their sinful law.
“Should reason not prevail and Republicans bring this absurdity before the Congress, Democrats will use every parliamentary and budgetary tactic available to stop the lunacy.”
The former Speaker’s reaction is coming as a response to a tweet by KQED News which says: “Can Trump Really Reopen Alcatraz? Delegation Heads to Island to Make Case”
The Convo
With stiff competition, the planned announcement to reopen Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary is the Trump Administration’s stupidest initiative yet.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) July 17, 2025
It should concern us all that clearly the only intellectual resources the Administration has drawn upon for this foolish notion… https://t.co/nvaIQ8vVcs
