Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s latest public appearance has raised some serious eyebrows after now viral video footage appeared to show a disheveled Pelosi making some hair-raising remarks shortly after a ceremony honoring veterans yesterday.
The latest from Pelosi is now reigniting long-standing questions about her fitness for office.
Yesterday, Pelosi appeared at the VA hospital in San Francisco to show support for veterans on Purple Heart Day, which including a slideshow of photos and messages from her social media:
Today, I visited the @SFVAMC to mark House Democrats’ Honor Our Veterans Day of Action and reaffirm a simple truth: we must continue to meet the needs of our Veterans.
We honor them not just with words—but by fighting to ensure their access to quality, timely care and services. pic.twitter.com/OZqPYErENb
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 7, 2025
However, reports from the event say that things began to spiral when Pelosi was asked about her support for “gender affirming care” for so-called transgender persons and what she felt the future held since there had been “funding pauses” for it in California thanks to the Trump administration.
In comments caught on camera, a disheveled Pelosi mentioned the issue was “something I’m working for at the national level” — followed by a slew of incoherent statements few could understand.
Take a listen to the clip:
NANCY PELOSI: "We are hoping that we can have gender-affirming care for our trans kids."
She looks rough. pic.twitter.com/GwptHXwCpI
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 7, 2025
This was just a short clip of Pelosi’s remarks, with one outlet capturing Pelosi’s entire comments here.
This latest “questionable” appearance from Pelosi comes on the heels of another Pelosi speech in late July where she also appeared to be incoherent on camera.
During an address at the Voters of the Future summit in Washington, D.C. last month, went viral after footage showed her struggling with her words, prompting critics to speculate she was “plastered” at the youth voting event.
BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi is PLASTERED at this summit she's speaking at.
This is the leader of the Democrat Party LOL
No wonder they've tried to hide her! pic.twitter.com/tYBFOyALjG
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) July 25, 2025
This isn’t the first time Pelosi has been accused of being drunk in public. For years, critics have claimed Pelosi has a drinking problem.
In October 2021, viral footage showed Pelosi slurring her words at a press conference, putting her mask on upside-down, and appearing confused.
During that 2021 incident, Pelosi was heard saying: “An… and that’s-s why I said that. Yeah. Y-ya got it? Thank you all very much. It’s going to be an ebentful day, perhaps I’ll see you along the w…” before stopping mid-sentence and exclaiming “Hi!” to someone off-camera.
More recently, critics questioned Pelosi’s condition in a video announcing her return to Washington following hip replacement surgery in Germany. The video, recorded aboard a private jet, left social media users questioned whether Pelosi had been drinking before recording that video.
Pelosi’s office has repeatedly denied the allegations that she’s drunk in public, and stated she doesn’t drink at all.