OAN Staff Blake Wolf
11:01 AM – Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Democrat former House Speaker Nancy Pesoli was put on the spot at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Monday regarding any “residual bad blood or resentment” for her role in President Joe Biden dropping out of the race.
In an interview with CNN, Pelosi was questioned on the speculation regarding her rift with Biden following his decision to step down from the presidential race.
“Sometimes you have to take a punch for the children,” Nancy said in the interview. “I did what I had to do.”
“My concern was not about the president; it was about his campaign,” she continued.
The line of questioning towards Pelosi at the DNC on Monday followed after longtime Biden advisor Anita Dunn said earlier in the day, “Nobody wants to have a fight with Nancy Pelosi at this time because we are a united party.”
Broadcast journalist Christopher Wallace also discussed the matter on Monday on a CNN panel. He highlighted the dynamics leading up to Biden dropping out.
“The word that everybody is using to describe tonight is bittersweet. It’s just bitter. The fact of the matter, I’m not saying Joe Biden is bitter, but, you know, it’s like you’ve been thrown out a window, and as you’re falling, you go gee, it’s nice out here,” said Wallace. “He was basically forced out by Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama and Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries.”
The speculated rift between Biden and Pelosi comes as Pelosi was one of the most vocal Democrats encouraging Joe Biden to drop out of the race following his catastrophic debate performance against former President Donald Trump.
Following the debate, Biden stated that he was still “firmly committed” to running for re-election, which was followed by Pelosi’s negative public comments.
Biden was reportedly “irritated” with his Democrat allies for essentially ousting him to end his reelection campaign.
“It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run,” Pelosi stated. “We’re all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short.”
Pelosi’s comments came to the forefront of the conversation within the Democrat party as leaders were not on the same page regarding Biden’s decision to run for re-election.
“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 if I stayed in the race, that would be the topic – you’d be interviewing me about why did Nancy Pelosi say [something],” stated President Biden.
Earlier this month, Pelosi admitted that she had not spoken to Biden since he dropped out of the race.
“What I would say is that President Biden is firmly focused on what he needs to get done between now and Election Day to continue pushing forward his agenda,” Dunn continued. “And then, to make sure that Kamala Harris gets elected. And that’s what he’s thinking about.”
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