Posted on 08/11/2024 9:35:03 AM PDT by Libloather
resident Biden admitted he was pushed out of the presidential race by Democratic Party elites and specifically name-dropped former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as one of the perpetrators in his first TV interview since the tectonic news last month.
Biden said that Dems in the House and Senate were worried that he’d drag down their chances of being reelected. He said he believed his reelection bid would face too many distractions if he carried on.
“A number of my Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate thought that I was going to hurt them in the races. And I was concerned if I stayed in the race, that would be the topic — you’d be interviewing me about why did Nancy Pelosi say [something] … and I thought it’d be a real distraction,” he told “CBS News Sunday Morning.”
“When I ran the first time, I thought of myself as being a transition president. I can’t even say how old I am — it’s hard for me to get out of my mouth,” he went on, adding that it was a combination of those factors and a key priority of “maintaining this democracy” that underpinned his decision.
The incumbent president, 81, faced a public mutiny by numerous Democrats during the aftermath of his shocking debate performance against Trump at the end of June.
After dropping out of the race, Biden promptly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris who has since gained ground against former President Donald Trump in the polls.
Biden did not elaborate on any potential beef with Pelosi during his interview, however, Pelosi was widely reported to have orchestrated the push to oust Biden — a claim she has not exactly denied.
Pelosi (D-Calif.), 84, initially defended Biden the Democratic revolt began among Democrats...
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However, when Obama and Hillary and....and.....and... did lunch...we did rock scissors paper...and Brandon lost.
Knowing this arrogant, vindictive POS, he’s probably seething with rage over being forced out.
He has been paid off to keep quiet and not rock the boat.
I didn’t watch the interview so I don’t know if he name-checked Pelosi elsewhere, but the quote provided doesn’t support the article title:
“you’d be interviewing me about why did Nancy Pelosi say [something]”
He’s saying the questions he would get if he were still running would be about the inner workings of the Dem party, not that Pelosi told him to get out.
I did see a bit where Biden supported the Walz and Harris team, so the fantasy that he will say something negative at the convention seems to be a dream. I don’t know where that idea came from, but it never made sense to me.
“he’s probably seething with rage over being forced out”
According to DJT he is.....and he’s been known to blurt out the truth at the most inconvenient time.....this could get good.
He ought endorse Trump out of spite
14 million voters cast votes for Biden in a nationwide primary election season.
But Nancy wanted him out.
So he’s out.
Because saving democracy is THAT important.
He and Jill get big book deals, his presidential and senate retirement pensions, SS, and god knows what else.
Except biden has a history o blurting stuff out that he shouldn’t say.
And he goes down in the annals of fracture fairy tales ..as a statement.
“”When I ran the first time,””
Does he mean in 1988?? I would be surprised if he remembers the year he FIRST ran for president.
Maybe, but his muscle memory is from being in this game for a long time.
I’m not going to be watching the convention, so I’ll wait and see how it plays out here and in other news, I guess.
What’s happened to his press secretary, Katrina, aka little Miss Cotton-Top? I guess she’s effectively out of a job now.
I tend to doubt that she will be as in demand on the talk shows as Psaki. Not as articulate.
He shouldn't be forced out. They voted for him in the primaries. That was done deal.
My guess is that they were going to put Hunter in prison after January 2025. So Joe had no choice but to quit if he wants his son to remain free.
And he goes down in the annals of fracture’d fairy tales ..as a Statesment.
“He has been paid off . . . “
I suspect he dropped because he doesn’t want to be unalived.
I still want him to get angry, then vengeful, then loquacious about the skeletons in the closet he knows about during nearly 50 years of “public service.”
Nancy to two large associates: “Joey is starting to sing. Shut down his vocal career permanently.”
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