“To say [Pelosi] has mastered the art of dealing with President Trump would be a gross understatement,” the conservative Washington Post columnist wrote on Wednesday.
The trick, Rubin said, is to treat Trump like a toddler in the middle of a meltdown.
Pelosi sent a letter to Trump on Wednesday asking to postpone the State of the Union address due to the government shutdown and security issues. Or, as Rubin put it, “she’s taking away the president’s TV” in response to his “nearly month-long temper tantrum.”
Rubin added:
“You wonder why in the world Democrats ever considered replacing her. She knows she has power, she willingly and skillfully deploys it, and, as she has said, as a mother of five children, knows how to handle a toddler’s meltdown. She also knows what Trump craves most — attention and TV cameras.”
U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference January 29, 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi answers questions during the 'SiriusXM Leading Ladies' series hosted by SiriusXM host/veteran White House correspondent Julie Mason at The Newseum on March 4, 2014 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) answers questions during her weekly press conference January 9, 2014 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
House Democratic leaders (L-R) House Budget Committee ranking member Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY), Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) and Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) talk to reporters after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House October 15, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a press conference October 3, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Congressional Democrats and Republicans remain gridlocked on funding appropriations for the federal government as the shutdown enters its third day. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (R) speak to the media with after a meeting at the White House with U.S. President Barack Obama, Speaker of the House John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell about the government shutdown on October 2, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to members of the press during a news conference September 12, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference September 27, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) speaks to the media with Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) after a meeting with President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill, July 31, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to the media at her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill, July 11, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to the media during her weekly news conference, on January 4, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference in the Visitors Center at the U.S. Capitol July 26, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) answers questions during her weekly news conference July 19, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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