Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) threatened to go public with concerns over President Biden’s cognitive decline and ability to lead if he refused to end his re-election bid, according to a new report from the Daily Mail.
Biden had vowed to stay in the race until a shocking decision to step down on July 21. He continued to hold on despite weeks of public and private pressure from prominent Democrat lawmakers, donors and strategists.
Both White House and Democratic Party insiders have reported that a group of the most prominent left-wing politicians in the country — including former President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Pelosi — increased pressure on the president in private conversations.
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According to a new report from the Daily Mail, Pelosi, 84, threatened to go public with her concerns over Biden’s abilities if he refused to step aside. These concerns were conveyed directly to the president in a phone conversation in which Pelosi threatened to publish her own damaging poll information.
The former House speaker’s demands were so effective that they triggered a “come to Jesus moment” for Biden, who then ordered his staffers