{"id":2292042,"date":"2024-07-10T15:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-raises-eyebrows-with-earth-shaking-comments-on-biden-dropping-out\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T15:23:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:23:11","slug":"nancy-pelosi-raises-eyebrows-with-earth-shaking-comments-on-biden-dropping-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-raises-eyebrows-with-earth-shaking-comments-on-biden-dropping-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Pelosi Raises Eyebrows with &#8216;Earth Shaking&#8217; Comments on Biden Dropping Out"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fnancy-pelosi-raises-eyebrows-with-earth-shaking-comments-on-biden-dropping-out%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=2292042&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>The article discusses the dilemma that Democrats face with \u2063President\u200b Joe Biden as\u2064 their candidate for \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-things-manchin-said-at-no-labels-town-hall-that-could-worry-democrats\/\" title=\"Manchin&#039;s No Labels town hall remarks raise concerns for Democrats.\">upcoming presidential \u2062race<\/a>. Following a challenging debate performance\u200b against\u2064 former President Donald Trump, concerns about Biden&#8217;s \u200dmental \u2063state have emerged,\u200d leading some Democrats to call for him to drop out of the race. Despite these calls, Biden\u200b has remained steadfast in his commitment\u200c to continue his \u200ccampaign.\u2064 Speaker Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s recent\u2064 comments hinted at the possibility of Biden\u2064 considering his options, creating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-aims-to-reopen-over-half-of-schools-just-at-least-one-day-a-week-by-100-day-goal\/\" title=\"Biden Aims to Reopen Over Half of Schools Just \u2018At Least One Day a Week\u2019 By 100-Day Goal\">mixed messaging<\/a> within the Democratic Party. \u200bUltimately, the \u2064article suggests \u2064that Democrats are facing a difficult situation \u2064in deciding how to proceed with Biden as their nominee.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/%20\"><span>Michael Austin<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 10, 2024 at 10:40am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Democrats are stuck in a bit of a pickle with President Joe Biden as their candidate in this fall\u2019s presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>In his first debate with the presumptive Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, Biden appeared to have a full-on, dementia-riddled breakdown. This, of course, sent the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-comms-team-gets-a-pass-where-trump-administration-would-have-had-a-scandal\/\" title=\"Biden Comms Team Gets A Pass Where Trump Administration Would Have Had A Scandal\">left-wing media<\/a> and Democrats alike into a full-on panic.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that unless something major changes, the 81-year-old Biden is going to lose in November to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rubio-tells-cnn-biden-admin-prosecuting-political-enemies-trump-never\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the man Democrats hate<\/a> like no other \u2014 leading many Democrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/another-house-democrat-calls-biden-step-abc-interview-not-decision-come-lightly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">call for the president to drop out<\/a> of the race.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-ignores-reality-tells-donors-done-talking-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rebuffed those demands<\/a>, insisting there is next to nothing that will persuade him to leave the race.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance Wednesday on MSNBC\u2019s \u201cMorning Joe,\u201d Rep. Nancy Pelosi was asked what she thought about the president\u2019s campaign amid the post-debate turmoil.<\/p>\n<p>The former speaker\u2019s insights tell us all we need to know about the current state of affairs in the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Now, there are many ways Pelosi could have answered the question.<\/p>\n<p>The 84-year-old California congresswoman could have outright denied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-parkinsons-expert-drops-bomb-biden-live-air-shuts-nbc-host-trying-downplay-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-two-thirds-of-voters-want-joe-biden-to-take-a-mental-fitness-test\/\" title=\"Nolte: Two-Thirds of Voters Want Joe Biden to Take a Mental Fitness Test\">obvious mental decline<\/a><\/a>, as many Democrats have done for years.<\/p>\n<p>She could have skirted the question, as veteran politicians like Pelosi have done with various issues for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most expected answer would have been for her to say there\u2019s no doubt that Biden is the Democrats\u2019 nominee and he has her full support.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi did none of the above.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, her answer indicated a \u201cdecision\u201d was still on the table for Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s up to the president to decide if he is going to run. We\u2019re all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short,\u201d Pelosi said.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/inyHog4pXP0?si=HphbJNekR6yUV6dz&#038;start=202\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This answer suggested Biden is mulling whether to continue with his campaign, but that\u2019s not at all what he has been saying.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since the disastrous debate with Trump, Biden has been insistent that he won\u2019t be dropping out.<\/p>\n<p>He left no doubt where he stood in a memo to House Democrats on Monday, declaring he is \u201cfirmly committed to staying in this race.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This morning, I sent a letter to my fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill. In it, I shared my thoughts about this moment in our campaign.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to come together, move forward as a unified party, and defeat Donald Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ABtAaJrr0n\">pic.twitter.com\/ABtAaJrr0n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1810301614965604827?\">July 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pelosi surely knows this and yet, curiously enough, still said she was working with others \u201cencouraging\u201d the president to make a decision.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe the decision Biden made was not the one she and others wanted him to make.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe, as pro-Trump commentator Joey Mannarino put it, the former speaker was signaling to House Democrats that it\u2019s fair game to demand Biden drop out.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the kindest wording possible, but Pelosi just drove the bus directly over Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>This gives every House Democrat permission to tell him to drop out. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q1rI3hUsXG\">pic.twitter.com\/Q1rI3hUsXG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeyMannarinoUS\/status\/1811009263017316770?\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News and NBC News called the quotes \u201cearth shaking\u201d and \u201chardly an endorsement\u201d of the man running for a second term in the White House.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This statement from Pelosi is earth shaking. Hardly an endorsement of Biden from congress\u2019s most prominent Democrat. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e7QOd35CJv\">https:\/\/t.co\/e7QOd35CJv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1811004628504293773?\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This mixed messaging is no doubt the result of the tough situation Pelosi and others have found themselves in.<\/p>\n<p>They believe Biden should step down, but if too many Democrats outright demand it and he refuses, he will be greatly weakened electorally come November.<\/p>\n<p>So we can expect more subtle messaging from Democrats like this suggesting the president has a decision to make.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll continue to flounder like this until either he steps down or it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent commentary by Michael Austin, he discusses the dilemma facing Democrats with President Joe Biden as their candidate for the upcoming presidential race. After a concerning debate performance against former President Donald Trump, there have been calls for Biden to drop out of the race. Despite this, Biden has remained firm in his commitment to continue. Speaker Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s recent comments suggest that the decision is still on the table for Biden, leading to speculation about the future of his campaign. This mixed messaging reflects the difficult position Democrats find themselves in, as they navigate the possibility of Biden stepping down while avoiding weakening him electorally. The situation remains uncertain as Democrats grapple with how to proceed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2093,"featured_media":2292043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pelosi.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6733,32320,32551,5894,10260],"class_list":["post-2292042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy","tag-joe-biden","tag-nancy-pelosi","tag-politics","tag-statements"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pelosi.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2093"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}