Pelosi on relationship with Biden after reelection decision fallout: ‘You’d have to ask him’ – Washington Examiner
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed uncertainty about her relationship with President Joe Biden following his decision to suspend his reelection bid. In her first major interview since Biden’s announcement, she revealed that she has not spoken to him since that day. When asked by CNN host Dana Bash if everything was okay between them, Pelosi responded, “You’d have to ask him,” while affirming her long-standing respect and admiration for Biden, which spans over 40 years. Additionally, she addressed comments from lawmakers close to her, such as Adam Schiff and Jamie Raskin, who suggested that it might be time for Biden to step aside, denying any claims that she or her allies were behind calls for his resignation.
Pelosi on relationship with Biden after reelection decision fallout: ‘You’d have to ask him’
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sounded unsure about the status of her relationship with President Joe Biden after he suspended his bid for reelection.
In her first prime-time interview since Biden announced his decision, Pelosi said she has not spoken to the president since that fateful Sunday.
After CNN host Dana Bash asked Pelosi if “everything was OK” with her relationship with Biden, the former House speaker replied, “You’d have to ask him.”
“I hope so,” Pelosi added. “But he knows — look, I have loved Joe Biden, respected him for over 40 years.”
Bash picked up with her line of questioning.
“One of the things I’ve been wanting to ask you about is the lawmakers who came out, 1, 2, 3, are some of the lawmakers who are closest to you. Adam Schiff, Jamie Raskin, Zoe Lofgren, with statements saying that they respectfully thought it was time for the president to step aside,” Bash said.
Pelosi continued to rebuff suggestions that she and her allies orchestrated an effort to get Biden to step down.
“I have hundreds of allies in the Congress of the United States. No, I had nothing to do with that,” she told Bash.
One of the nation’s most powerful Democrats, Pelosi was rumored to have privately expressed concern to Biden over his chances of winning a second term.
As the Democratic Party panicked over widespread fallout following Biden’s first presidential debate, the former House speaker and former President Barack Obama reportedly conducted an internal campaign to help convince the incumbent president to release his grip on a second term.
Pelosi has denied speculation that she helped convince the president to drop out, and she echoed that sentiment during Monday’s interview.
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