A former Biden White House official has torn into Nancy Pelosi, blaming her for pushing the president off the 2024 campaign. Symone Sanders Townsend, now a commentator for MSNBC, criticised the veteran Democrat as the party continues to pore over the reasons behind Kamala Harris’ devastating loss to Donald Trump.
If Pelosi thought Joe Biden was too old to be president, then it’s way past time for her to retire. She’ll be 88 at the end of Donald Trump’s term, powerless and still unable to fathom Trump’s
Calif., fired back at Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders after he commented that Democrats lost the working class after "abandoning" them.
Former House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi attended her first public event in San Francisco since the general election. It also came after Pelosi publicly pointed the finger at Joe Biden for losing the White House.
In a social media post, the former House Speaker said "the peaceful transfer of power is the cornerstone of democracy."
"The Democrats need an explanation, and that explanation is corporate greed and the power of the billionaire class," Sanders said.
Harris lost to former President Donald Trump in an Electoral College blowout, with major networks calling the contest in the early hours of Wednesday.
In her first extended interview after the election, the former House speaker was not interested in analyzing Democratic losses and was eager to put a sunny spin on the future.
While speaking with the New York Times, the former Speaker blasts the nation's highest court over its handling of presidential immunity.
Pelosi, 84, made the comments to New York Times podcast host Lulu Garcia-Navarro, co-host of “The Interview,” in a yet to be released episode recorded after Election Day.
A spokesperson for Pelosi said the former House speaker did not make the statement attributed to her. There is no credible evidence to the contrary.