Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) criticized Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for “blaming'' Vice President Kamala Harris' election loss on President Joe Biden, saying Biden pointed out that she got what she wanted by withdrawing from the race.
in interview and politikoFetterman noted that Pelosi, 84, cannot “have it both ways,” and when she withdrew from the presidential race following Biden's disastrous performance in June's presidential debate, she and the Democratic Party Others within got what they wanted, he added. 27.
Fetterman, who continued to support Biden even as Democratic donors and some Democratic colleagues began calling for him to step down, said Pelosi “still criticizes Biden.” he added.
“People like [Nancy] Pelosi, she meant it – what are the words I'm looking for? – She accepted that “she's the godmother and the enforcer,” Fetterman told the outlet. “And now she's blaming Biden. Well, you can't have it both ways. She got what she wanted and now she's blaming Biden.”
After President-elect Donald Trump defeated Harris, Pelosi explained in her speech to the president-elect: interview and new york times If Biden had withdrawn earlier, other candidates might have come forward.
Pelosi added that Biden was to blame. announced On July 21, he announced that he was withdrawing from the race. support Harris said that made it “nearly impossible to hold a primary election.”
Pelosi continued: “And like I'm saying, Kamala might be, but I think she would have done well there and come out even stronger going forward. But we don't know that. That's not going to happen. We live with what happened, and the president's immediate endorsement of Kamala Harris made it nearly impossible to hold a primary election sooner. Things would have been different.”
In an interview with politikoFetterman went on to criticize Pelosi, who previously served as speaker of the House, for recently filing papers for re-election in 2026.
“I think it's really ironic that an 84-year-old woman is still going strong,” Fetterman told the magazine. “Why shouldn't we give the younger generation the opportunity to sit at that table?”
