Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke to a panel of reporters about what led to President Biden dropping out of the race, admitting the president did not have a “path to victory.”
“Now I’m really asking for a better campaign. We’re not campaigning on the road to victory. Members know that in their districts,” Pelosi told reporters. According to the Washington Post.
Pelosi and other top Democrats He reportedly personally called on Biden to drop out of the race after the president’s poor debate performance against Donald Trump in June. Pelosi and other Democratic leaders cited polls showing Biden would lose to Trump and hurt Democrats’ chances on the ballot.
“I won’t answer that question,” he told reporters, asked if he had ever made it clear that he wanted to bow out.
Pelosi asks if ‘everything is fine’ between her and Biden: ‘You’d have to ask him’
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi admitted during a recent interview that President Biden does not have a path to victory. (Left: (Photo by Paul Morighi/Getty Images), Right: Photographer: Sergio Flores/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Pelosi said she expressed before the June debate that Biden should not have participated because Trump would turn the event into a “dog two.”
He told reporters that Biden said he was confident and wanted to go on stage. Pelosi also said she was surprised by Biden’s debate performance.
“I mean, I was shocked the night of the debate, I was shocked. Because I had never seen it,” she said. “Everybody said: Well, you should have seen it – well, no, I didn’t.
Pelosi too Spoke to “The New Yorker”. And he revealed that he was not impressed with Biden’s team.
“I was never impressed by his political activism,” he admitted. “They won the White House. Bravo. But my concern is: It’s not happening. We have to make a decision for this to happen. The president has to decide for it to happen. People are calling. I’ve never had someone call.”
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President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Susan Walsh/AP)
The former House speaker also suggested that the political turmoil that unfolded in July had affected his and Biden’s friendship.
“So we’ve been friends for a very long time. I love him very much. We pray together. I cry about it and lose sleep and rest because of it, but that’s what it came down to,” Pelosi said.
Pelosi recently spoke to CNN about her relationship with the president and said the two have not spoken since she announced her resignation.
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“Have you spoken to President Biden since he left?” asked host Dana Bash.
“No,” Pelosi replied. “No I’m not.”
“Do you believe?” Bash continued. When Pelosi answered, the host also asked, “Is everything okay in your relationship?”
“You’d have to ask him,” Pelosi replied. “But I hope so.”
