Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appears to have admitted to playing some role in ‘convincing’ President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid after weeks of either denying it or playing coy. The long-serving California Democrat, who has been a commanding figure in her party for decades, spoke about the allegations that she had something to do with Biden’s ouster in an interview with The New Yorker.
For weeks, sources close to the Biden family and top Democratic leaders have reported a coordinated effort led by Pelosi, former President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and even House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to persuade Biden to step aside. The push was initiated following Biden’s poor debate performance in June.
According to a report from the New York Post, Pelosi, Obama, and others approved the use of the 25th Amendment, which says that a president would be compelled to resign if deemed mentally incapable by cabinet members, in the event that Biden refused to cooperate. Under the amendment, Biden’s powers would have been transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris to serve as acting president.
In a report published Thursday, Pelosi became the first one allegedly involved in the plot to speak about it. “I love him so much. I think he’s been a really a fantastic president of the United States. So I really wanted him to make a decision of a better campaign. Because they were not facing the fact of what was happening,” Pelosi told the New Yorker. “Just a little background. I’ve never been that impressed with his political operation.” When asked to clarify, she confirmed that she was talking about Biden’s political operation. “Yeah, I’m not. I mean, I just haven’t. They won the White House, bravo,” Pelosi responded.
“But so my concern was this ain’t happening and we have to make a decision for this to happen and the president has to make the decision for that to happen. Let me just say, I won’t say necessarily I knew what I was doing at that time. I knew what I was doing in the whole thing, not just that ship,” the former House speaker went on to say. “And what was that?” the interviewer followed up, to which Pelosi responded with, “That Donald Trump would never set foot in the White House again.”
The startling revelation surfaces as more details unfold about the covert plan to remove President Biden. According to reports, Obama, Schumer, Pelosi, and others had hoped to stage a “mini primary” at the Democratic National Convention later this month to select a new nominee. Obama was reportedly “furious” when Biden chose to endorse Harris, according to a New York Post report citing a prominent Democratic source.
“Obama knows she’s just incompetent — the border czar who never visited the border, saying that all migrants should have health insurance. She cannot navigate the landmines that are ahead of her,” the source said of Obama’s feelings about Harris. “When you are running for president there are things you can and can’t say.”
A debate between Trump and Harris — which is now scheduled for September — is a point of worry for Obama. “Wait until the debate… She can’t debate. She’s going to put her foot in her mouth about Israel, Palestine, Ukraine. She’s going to say something really stupid,” the source said.
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