“He knows her strength,” she continued, “and he was trying to undermine it. Of course presidents appoint ambassadors, but people don’t insult people, especially when they’re giving testimony before the Congress of the United States.”…

The Speaker said the President’s words matter a lot, even saying at one point his insults illustrate “his own insecurity as an imposter.”

“I think he knows full well that he’s in that office way over his head, and so he has to diminish everyone else,” she added.