{"id":1740127,"date":"2022-11-15T17:48:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T22:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1740127"},"modified":"2022-11-15T17:48:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T22:48:21","slug":"89-year-old-dianne-feinstein-turned-down-position-third-in-line-to-presidency-but-forgot-all-about-it-in-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/89-year-old-dianne-feinstein-turned-down-position-third-in-line-to-presidency-but-forgot-all-about-it-in-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"89 Year-Old Dianne Feinstein Turned Down Position Third In Line To Presidency, But Forgot All About It In Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F89-year-old-dianne-feinstein-turned-down-position-third-in-line-to-presidency-but-forgot-all-about-it-in-interview%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1740127&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/dianne-feinstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dianne Feinstein<\/a>\u00a0(D-CA) seemed confused about her own past statements in an interview about her future on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 89 year-old Feinstein was the prime candidate to become President Pro Tempore of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate<\/a>, third in the line of succession to the presidency after the vice president and speaker of the house. But Feinstein already stated publicly that she will not seek the position. She seemed to forget that in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/senator-dianne-feinstein-third-in-line-presidency-pro-tempore-2022-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insider Magazine<\/a>, and had to be reminded of the statement by a staffer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I haven\u2019t thought about it, but I\u2019ll let you know when I do,\u201d Feinstein told Insider\u2019s Bryan Metzger. \u201cI just got back, I\u2019ve had a lot of issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[She has] told a few reporters in the past that she\u2019s not thought about it, and has no intention of seeking the position,\u201d one of Feinstein\u2019s aides cut in, before turning to the Senator. \u201cThat\u2019s what you\u2019ve told reporters,\u201d the aide said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what you\u2019re saying,\u201d Feinstein told the staffer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about the Senate pro tem position,\u201d he replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I haven\u2019t said anything about it, that I know of,\u201d she insisted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou were asked about it over the break, and you put out a statement saying that you had no intention of running for it,\u201d he reminded her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay, well then, I guess it\u2019s out,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/10\/22\/grassley-feinstein-senate-pro-tempore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The\u00a0Washington Post<\/a> in October that she was not seeking the position. \u201cI\u2019ve never thought about being the president pro tempore and I have no interest in it at this time,\u201d she said in a statement to the paper. Feinstein also lost her husband, private equity investor and former University of California regent Richard Blum, in February. Feinstein cited her husband\u2019s death as the reason she did not want to accept the job.<\/p>\n<p>Rumors have been swirling since earlier this year about Feinstein\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/colleagues-say-sen-feinstein-may-be-mentally-unfit-to-serve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mental fitness<\/a> to serve in office. A Congressional Democrat told the San Francisco Chronicle in April that Feinstein repeatedly engaged in similar lines of small talk, and the lawmaker had to reintroduce himself several times. Multiple senators, staffers, and the member of Congress said that Feinstein\u2019s memory was rapidly deteriorating, and that she needed her staff to do much of the work.<\/p>\n<p>In her interview with Insider, Feinstein refused to answer whether she was fit to serve as president pro tempore. \u201cI\u2019m just saying I haven\u2019t thought about it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>If Feinstein keeps her word and does not seek the position, Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/11\/15\/mccarthy-speaker-house-control-midterms\/#link-DXPAECCWMZBL3HCXYGQGYVK5UE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patty Murray<\/a>\u00a0(D-WA) would most likely accept the post. Murray was elected in 1992, the same year as Feinstein.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile on the Republican side, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) announced his intention to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rick-scott-announces-bid-to-oust-mcconnell-as-senate-gop-leader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenge<\/a> Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for leadership of the Republican conference. \u201cRepublican voters expect and deserve to know our plan to promote and advance conservative values,\u201d Scott said in a note to colleagues obtained by The Daily Wire. \u201cWe need to listen to their calls for action and start governing in Washington like we campaign back at home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are begging us to tell them what we will do when we are in charge. Unfortunately, we have continued to elect leadership who refuses to do that and elicits attacks on anyone that does. That is clearly not working and it\u2019s time for bold change. The voters are demanding it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Dianne Feinstein\u00a0(D-CA) seemed confused about her own past statements in an interview about her future on Tuesday. The 89 year-old Feinstein was the prime candidate to become President Pro Tempore of the Senate, third in the line of succession to the presidency after the vice president and speaker of the house. 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