Nancy Pelosi and a conservative reporter who has made a habit of confronting her in Capitol hallways went at it again Thursday — and the former House speaker didn't hold back.
Alison Steinberg, a congressional correspondent for LindellTV, the media outlet founded by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, approached Pelosi (D-CA) in the halls of Congress and immediately invoked their last encounter. "Last time I asked you about January 6, why you turned the National Guard away on January 6, you told me to shut up and that I was repeating Republican talking points," Steinberg said.
Pelosi didn't miss a beat. "Shut up again," she fired back, "because you're speaking lies."
Steinberg pressed on, claiming Pelosi was "right here on the record" — but Pelosi cut her off. "I did not admit it," Pelosi said. "The president never would agree to send the National Guard. Don't waste your time or mine on you."
Steinberg then pivoted, "Why was your daughter filming you on January 6?"
"Why don't you get away?" Pelosi snapped.
When Steinberg insisted she was only asking "questions the American people want answers to," Pelosi questioned her credentials outright. "I don't even think you're a real journalist," she said. "You work for Mike the Pillow Man? ... That's not journalism."
Steinberg cheerfully replied that she did, in fact, work for Lindell — and offered Pelosi a free pillow. Pelosi wasn't amused. "I'm going to record this," she said. "I want people to know that you are not a real journalist. You work for Mike the Pillow Man, and all you do is spout untruths. Get away from me!"
As Pelosi's aide stepped in to end the exchange, Steinberg got in a parting shot: "We'll give you a MyPillow so you can have a nice sleep tonight."
The two previously clashed on October 15, 2025, when Steinberg confronted Pelosi outside the Capitol with nearly identical questions about January 6 and the National Guard — prompting Pelosi to tell her to "shut up" and dismiss her as someone peddling "Republican talking points." That clip racked up more than 1.5 million views on LindellTV's X account.
Steinberg has built a pattern of combative hallway confrontations with lawmakers. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) accused her of being a "paid influencer" for Ken Paxton during a tense interview earlier this year. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) called her "stupid" and told her she didn't want to tell her "jack" when pressed about financial disclosure discrepancies.