Pelosi punts responsibility for role in Biden ouster: ‘I won’t answer that question’

Published August 8, 2024 8:53am ET



Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) isn’t taking the credit or the blame for being a key factor in pushing President Joe Biden out of the 2024 race.

Pelosi is widely believed to have been one of the deciding figures in Biden’s decision to drop out of the race despite his repeated insistence he had no plans to withdraw. But while she implicitly acknowledged her leading role in the affair, speaking with a small group of reporters as part of a book tour, she refused to admit she ever directly asked Biden to drop out, lest former President Donald Trump win, according to the Washington Post.

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