Pelosi describes 9/11 attacks as 'incident,' suggests GOP weaker on border than Democrats

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi described the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks as an "incident" during her weekly news conference.

The outlandish slip-up about the deadliest attack on US soil cam during a discussion in which Pelosi criticized the Trump administration's stance on immigration and its claims that the Democrats have been weak on border security.

She claimed that Republicans are actually weaker on the issue than Democrats because they did not implement some of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations

"We have a responsibility to protect our borders. All of our borders. Let's make no mistake about that. Democrats have been strong on that point. All of our borders, "Pelosi told the reporters.

" In fact, I said to some of you before, when we had the 9/11 incident and the commission was formed – and they made their recommendations – they made recommendations to protect America, but the Republicans would never take them up. And some of it was about our borders. The Republicans would never take them up, "she added.

" When we had the 9/11 incident and the commission was formed – and they made their recommendations – they made recommendations to protect America, but the Republicans would never take them up. "

– House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

The 9/11 terrorist attacks, perpetrated by Al-Qaeda terrorist group and its leader Usama bin Laden, killed around 3,000 people in the US

Pelosi went on to say that only in 2006 – when Democrats overwhelmingly won the midterm elections amid dissatisfaction with wars in Afghanistan and Iraq – a border security measure was introduced

"It took until we won '06 – first bill on the floor, HR 1 – to enact the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, "she said.

The top Democrat's attempts to portray the Republicans as weak on immigration t he party is highly lurching leftward on the issue of immigration

Some top mainstream Democrats, including U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Elizabeth Warren of Mbadachusetts, are embracing the goal of abolishing the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement of their role in illegal immigration.

Congressional Democrats are also opposed to Trump's signature issue of the border wall on US-Mexico border, blocking any efforts in Congress to provide funding to the project