Who sent her an invitation?
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raised eyebrows when she appeared alongside her venture capitalist husband Paul at Sunday night’s Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty.
The politician, who is retiring from Congress when her term ends in January 2027, posed on the red carpet for snaps with her tuxedo-clad spouse, 85, but her appearance at the shindig held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art left scores of social media users baffled.
Some were wondering who paid for Pelosi and her husband, who made at least $130 million in stock profits during her almost 40-year career in Congress, to attend the glitzy gala.
“Who sent her an invitation?” one Facebook user scoffed.
“Why is she there?” another chimed in.
“Who paid for her to go?” a third bewildered user said.
Pelosi, also 85, described the Academy Awards as “wonderful” before rambling about the importance of the arts.
“We needed this very much tonight,” she told a USA Today reporter.
“It’s a time when the arts have a stronger role than ever to bring us all together to laugh, to cry, to be inspired, and the rest, and to see the excellence of it all.”
Some users wasted no time in labeling Pelosi “crazy Nancy” – a nickname that President Trump has used previously to attack the senior Democrat – after a clip of her remarks were shared online.
One even joked that she deserves an Academy Award for being the biggest hypocrite.
Pelosi and her hubby mingled with “I Love LA” star Rachel Sennott and “Industry” actress Myha’la at the bash, according to Vanity Fair.
It’s not the first time Pelosi has attended the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty.
She and Paul attended the shindig in March 2023 – less than five months after he was attacked in their California home by David DePape.
