Nancy Pelosi has once again exerted her influence over 81-year-old President Joe Biden, urging him to reconsider his re-election bid despite his initial determination to remain in the race. After Biden decided to step aside and let Kamala Harris become the Democratic presidential nominee, it became clear that Pelosi’s influence played a role, as Biden indicated in a recent interview with CBS.
“What happened was a number of my Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate thought that I was going to hurt them in the races. And I was concerned that if I stayed in the race, that would be the topic you’d be interviewing me about,” Biden said. “‘Why did Nancy Pelosi say, why did so and so,’” Biden added, imitating the interviewer. “I thought it’d be a real distraction.”
“He’s clearly upset with her and with everybody who pushed him out,” Pat Gray of “Pat Gray Unleashed” commented. “He basically admitted he was pushed out of office or out of the campaign.”
Now, with the Minnesota governor joining Kamala Harris’ campaign, an old clip from 2007 surfaces, highlighting Pelosi’s admiration for “Tampon Tim,” suggesting her possible influence on Harris’ selection. “He taught these people in high school, and then he had to lead them in the armed services,” Pelosi said of Walz. “So, he knows the potential of our young people and what we put at risk when we send them into harm’s way without the equipment they need.” She added, “I want him to know how much we all appreciate his service to our country, whether it’s in the classroom, or on the battlefield.”
