BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann's comment that Barack Obama "may have anti-American views" reflects poorly on Bachmann.
Pelosi addressed the flap after an event in Bloomington on Monday for Democrat Ashwin Madia, who's running for Congress in Minnesota's 3rd District.
Bachmann is running in the 6th District against Democrat Elwyn Tinklenberg.
Pelosi says Bachmann's statement "dishonors the position that she holds and discredits her as a person."
People from around the country donated $640,000 to Tinklenberg's campaign after Bachmann's comments Friday on MSNBC's "Hardball." She later said her statement about the Democratic presidential nominee was misread.
Spokeswoman Michelle Marston says Bachmann's campaign is looking at increasing its own ad buys to counter Tinklenberg's new money.
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