evidence: Here’s why you shouldn’t believe these claims: The video takes Pelosi out of context and misleadingly captions her remarks, making it seem like she’s explaining a political tactic called the "wrap-up smear" that she and other Democrats have deployed in the past. "It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy," Pelosi says in the clip, which has been viewed on YouTube more than 60,000 times. "You demonize, and then you — we call it the wrap-up smear. You want to talk about politics? It’s called the wrap-up smear. You smear somebody with falsehoods and all the rest, and then you merchandise it, and then you write it, and they’ll say ‘See, it’s reported in the press that this, this, this and this,’ so they have that validation that the press reported the smear, and then it’s called a wrap-up smear. ‘Now I’m going to merchandise the press’s report on the smear that we made.’ It’s a tactic, and it’s self-evident." [...] This was not the first time that Pelosi spoke disapprovingly of the "wrap-up smear." In a March 6, 2017, interview on CNN, Pelosi accused Trump of using "wrap-up smears" against former President Barack Obama.