House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says she has no plans to step aside as long as President Trump is in the White House.
“As long as [Trump is] here, I’m here. I feel very comfortable that the support I have in the caucus and that I will be the speaker of the House,” she told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an interview set to air Monday. “If Hillary Clinton had won, and the Affordable Care Act was protected — I feel very proprietary about that — I was happy to go my way,”
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Pelosi admitted that “it’s time for new blood” in her party, but said it’s risky not to have a woman at the negotiating table. Ultimately, it’s “up to the caucus” to decide party leadership, she said.
Pelosi has faced calls from within her own party to step aside to allow younger members to take the helm. Some Democrats have distanced themselves from her amid attacks from Republicans, especially Trump, who has labeled her the face of the Democratic Party.
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Such attacks have not convinced her to step aside if Democrats gain the 23 seats needed to take control of the House.
