2024-07-19 11:13:40
Washington: The difficulties for Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Joe Biden are not decreasing. Biden, who lagged badly in the CNN debate, has now become corona positive. Meanwhile, senior Democratic Party politician and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has also turned against Biden. In a private conversation with Biden on the phone, she has said that the polls show that you (Biden) cannot defeat Donald Trump. She also said that if Biden continues to demand a second term, he could destroy the Democrats’ chances of winning the House in November.
What did Pelosi say to Biden?
According to CNN’s report, one source said President Biden responded by telling Pelosi that he had seen polls that indicated he could win. Another source described Biden as defensive about the polls. At one point, Pelosi asked Biden’s longtime adviser Mike Donilon to come on the phone line to talk about the data.
Biden-Pelosi spoke for the second time in 15 days
The phone call marks the second known conversation between the California lawmaker and Biden since the presidential election debate on June 27. While the exact date of the conversation was unclear, one source described it as taking place within the past week. Pelosi and Biden also spoke in early July. None of the sources indicated whether Pelosi told Biden in this conversation that she believed the president should drop out of the 2024 race.
Pelosi left the decision to Biden
Pelosi has spent the weeks since the debate listening to the concerns of her colleagues. In an interview last week, Pelosi caused a stir by saying: “It’s up to the president to decide whether or not he will concede. We’re all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running out.” When asked for comment, White House spokesman Andrew Bates did not respond to details of CNN’s reporting on the recent Pelosi-Biden call. “President Biden is the party’s nominee. He plans to win and looks forward to working with congressional Democrats to pass his 100-day agenda to help working families,” Bates said.