Former Clinton Advisor: Pelosi Should Have Said ‘We Messed Up’ Obamacare

The night after House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told Jon Stewart she doesn’t know why HealthCare.gov was not executed “competently,” Fox’s Megyn Kelly invited former Bill Clinton aide Lanny Davis on her show to discuss The Daily Show interview and how Pelosi could have perhaps handled the moment differently.

Davis said he found Pelosi’s comments “painful” precisely because he wants the Affordable Care Act to be a success. “The Democrats have to take ownership that we believe in government. We have to take ownership that we messed up,” he said. “And Nancy Pelosi should say that. ‘We messed up, and if we’re going to fix this.’ We have to take ownership of the responsibility and not say ‘I don’t know.'”

“You so many people are so upset out there about their cancellations and looking for accountability and an explanation,” Kelly said before mocking the way Pelosi casually said, “I don’t know.” She added, “Neither do we.”

Watch video below, via Fox News:

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