Jill Biden: Nancy Pelosi Pushing Biden Out Of Re-Election Bid Was ‘Disappointing’

OAN Staff Blake Wolf
3:27 PM – Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Outgoing First Lady Jill Biden says former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has effectively ended President Joe Biden's reelection efforts, even though Pelosi had previously hinted that she had nothing to do with it. “It's unfortunate,'' he said.

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The first lady's comments were published in the article. washington post On Wednesday, she reflected on Pelosi's actions during the 2024 campaign.

“I've been thinking about it a lot lately,” she said. “We have been 'friends' for 50 years.”

Biden previously withdrew from his 2024 re-election bid after Democratic allies publicly announced they were withdrawing support, effectively ending his campaign on July 21. I had no choice but to announce it.^centafter his multiple statements, he claimed to continue campaigning.

“Let's just say I'm disappointed in the way it unfolded,” she continued.

“I don't know. I learned a lot about human nature,” the gregarious first lady added. “I think that’s all I have to say.”

Pelosi (D-Calif.) is a key figure behind the Democratic Party and its decision to back away from running Biden as the Democratic nominee following his disastrous performance in the debate against Trump last June. It is widely believed that he did, and this revealed his apparent mental decline.

Democrats have argued for months that Biden remains mentally sharp and ready to make it through another four years.

Pelosi made a public appearance on the show following Biden's career-ending debate performance. MSNBC “It's up to the president whether he runs or not,” she said on “Morning Joe,” suggesting that Biden should resign.

The newspaper also reported that Pelosi threatened to publicly smear Biden after he initially refused to withdraw from the race. daily mail. People close to the newspaper say Pelosi threatened to release damning polling data showing Trump with a commanding lead, which ultimately was enough to force Biden to resign. I made it.

“Many of my Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate believed that I would hurt them in the campaign,” Biden said at the time.

“I was worried that if I stayed in the race, it would be talked about. You would be interviewed by me about why Nancy Pelosi said this.” [something] …And I thought that would be a real distraction,” he added.

washington post Jill Biden told her best friend Mary Doody that her husband was under political pressure to drop out of school.

“It was awful. It was mean. It was disrespectful,” Doody said. “She talked about it a lot. I know I'm biased, but Joe Biden didn't deserve that.”

Pelosi quickly changed the game, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as her candidate without making the primary public. This seemed highly hypocritical, since the Democratic Party prides itself as a “democratic” party, but did not give voters the opportunity to choose a candidate.

The former House speaker also said in a statement on Nov. 8 that he quickly threw Biden under the bus for a second time after he initially refused to resign.^th Article: “If the president had withdrawn sooner, there might have been other candidates in the race.”

Since then, Jill Biden has made subtle attacks on Pelosi and Harris, choosing to wear a bright red suit to the polls on Election Day and using Harris' campaign slogan “Joy” in a speech. seems to be mocking.

“I don't know a little bit, but we need to feel joy,” the outgoing first lady told attendees at the meeting. Because I think we all need something like this, you know, we all need to feel joy right now. ”

Additionally, Biden recently said he believed it was a mistake to withdraw from the race and that he believed he could defeat Trump in the 2024 election.

Regarding his chances of winning the election, Biden said, “It's presumptuous to say that, but I think it's true.''