U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in Wuhan, China, six days after the impeachment proceedings against President Trump ended.
The post making the claim (archived here) came from Randall Thompson on Facebook on April 22, 2020. It says:, Pelosi was in Wouhan sic China 6 days after the impeachment HOAX failed. Has anyone bothered to find out what she was doing there?", This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing:, , "Assuming the poster meant Trumps acquittal in the impeachment process, well start there.", "As to her whereabouts on Feb. 11, Pelosi was posing with Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri in Kansas City, appearing before news cameras. As to what she was doing, the two had just made a friendly wager on Super Bowl LIV between the San Francisco 49ers -- Pelosis hometown team -- and the Kansas City Chiefs. Cleaver is the former mayor of Kansas City. They were talking football. Standing in public, in view of the media. She said:", Good morning, everyone. I\m very honored to be standing here with my colleague, Congressman Cleaver, former Mayor of Kansas City, now Representative in Congress of Kansas City -- very proud of his Kansas City Chiefs, as well he should be.", "The speakers schedule and whereabouts are a matter of public record.", "Previous guesses about Pelosis whereabouts have similarly failed. For example, Lead Stories debunked an April 23 accusation suggesting she was in Wuhan, China, ahead of the COVID-19 outbreak and sabotaged a trade deal.", But what if by "six days" Thompson meant that Pelosi went to China six days after the House did impeach Trump, before sending articles of impeachment to the Senate?, As stated in the U.S. Constitution, the House votes on articles of impeachment. Trump was found guilty of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on Dec. 18, 2019. The vote was 230-197 to impeach, and will stay on the record despite the later acquittal, according to History.com., So where was Pelosi on Dec. 24? At home, in California, getting ready for Christmas Eve with her family, and sending out this message:, This week, as we observe the holidays in our own faith traditions, let us pray for world peace. Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with us in our hearts, in our families, in our communities and in America.", See who is sharing it (it might even be your friends...) and leave the link in the comments.:, Lead Stories is working with the CoronaVirusFacts/DatosCoronaVirus Alliance, a coalition of more than 100 fact-checkers who are fighting misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about the alliance here., Gita Smith\xa0covered news for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Montgomery Advertiser, and she wrote/edited medical newsletters for American Health Consultants at the dawn of the AIDS epidemic when clear, factual information was as needed., For a time, she taught in Auburn University’s journalism department and ran the History-Geography lab at Alabama State University, where she taught students to write research papers\xa0.\xa0She believes the following to be true: The power of the free press may appear to be a weak reed to lean on, but it separates democracies from juntas., Note: if reading this fact check makes you want to contact us to complain about bias, please check out our Red feed first., Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, deceptive or\n      inaccurate stories (or media) making the rounds on the internet.\n      \n      Spotted something? Let us know!., Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, deceptive or\n        inaccurate stories (or media) making the rounds on the internet.\n        \n        Spotted something? Let us know!.
Fact Check: Pelosi NOT In Wuhan, China, Six Days After Impeachment | Lead Stories