House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) claimed in an interview Wednesday that Republicans rarely cross President Trump when they disagree with him because they are scared of the president.

"Hardly anybody is speaking out because everybody's afraid," Pelosi said in an interview on SiriusXM's "Mornings with Zerlina." "And there's real justification for fear because Trump is just ruthless in how he's going after those who do not agree with him."

Trump, in his second presidency, has wielded hefty sway among Republicans who hold narrow majorities in the House and Senate, successfully guiding contentious candidates through Senate confirmation and pressing the passage of his massive tax and spending overhaul, despite initial hesitations among some GOP members.

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