{"id":2319104,"date":"2024-08-04T18:09:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T22:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-claims-bidens-face-should-be-added-to-mount-rushmore-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T18:10:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T22:10:15","slug":"pelosi-claims-bidens-face-should-be-added-to-mount-rushmore-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-claims-bidens-face-should-be-added-to-mount-rushmore-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi claims Biden\u2019s face should be added to Mount Rushmore &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fpelosi-claims-bidens-face-should-be-added-to-mount-rushmore-washington-examiner%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=2319104&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>Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently suggested that President Joe Biden should be\u200b added to \u200bMount Rushmore, calling him a &#8220;Mount Rushmore kind of\u200c president.&#8221; In an interview, \u2062she expressed \u200dthat Biden&#8217;s presidency has been &#8220;so consequential&#8221; and emphasized the importance\u200c of recognizing his contributions. \u200cWhile \u2062discussing the presidential figures already represented \u2062at the monument\u2014George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and\u2062 Theodore Roosevelt\u2014she clarified that this would not mean removing any of them, but rather adding Biden\u200b to the existing sculptures.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi&#8217;s proposal has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-backlash-after-humiliating-china-meeting-incredible-incompetence-biden-is-weak\/\" title=\"Biden Faces Backlash After \u2018Humiliating\u2019 China Meeting: \u2018Incredible Incompetence,\u2019 \u2018Biden Is Weak\u2019\">faced significant backlash<\/a> on social media, with critics, including former Republican Arkansas\u200b Governor Mike Huckabee, labeling it\u2063 as &#8220;laughably ridiculous&#8221; and questioning her state of mind during the interview. Huckabee expressed disbelief over her comments, suggesting that her statements warranted further explanation \u200bregarding her perceptions\u2062 of Biden\u2019s performance. The conversation around \u2062this topic has been quite polarized, reflecting deep divisions in American political discourse.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pelosi claims Biden&rsquo;s face should be added to Mount Rushmore<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722157\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) argued in a new interview that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> is a &ldquo;Mount Rushmore kind of president&rdquo; and indicated his face should be included as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-really-upholds-democracy\/\" title=\"Who truly defends democracy?\">iconic monument<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The historic monument, located in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-dakota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>South Dakota<\/a>, features former U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Pelosi argued that Biden has been &ldquo;such a consequential president&rdquo; when reflecting on his term.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But you got Teddy Roosevelt up there, and he&rsquo;s wonderful,&rdquo; Pelosi said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t say take him down, but you can add Biden.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nancy Pelosi, after helping to lead a coup to remove cognitively compromised Joe Biden from the Democrat ticket, denies her role and declares:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was at the top of his game, a Mount Rushmore kind of President.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Buckle up for this spin: Biden was sharp as a tack, Democrats were&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X1UI8C6Pky\">pic.twitter.com\/X1UI8C6Pky<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/1820118175884648622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Pelosi&rsquo;s suggestion has been widely rebuked online, with former Republican Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee calling it &ldquo;laughably ridiculous.&rdquo; He also questioned if the former House speaker was sober during her interview, as there had to have been &ldquo;something to explain&rdquo; her suggestion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Even CBS thought this was laughably ridiculous. Was Nancy sober when she said this? There has to be something to explain such a ludicrous suggestion. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cFZBGwEynr\">https:\/\/t.co\/cFZBGwEynr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMikeHuckabee\/status\/1820160359782896114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE -Visitors take in the massive sculpture carved into Mount Rushmore at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in, Keystone, S.D. Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/regime-fears-the-people-thousands-of-national-guard-asked-to-remain-in-dc-until-mid-march\/\" title=\"Regime Fears the People: Thousands of National Guard Asked to Remain in DC Until Mid-March\">national monuments<\/a> and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the nation&rsquo;s most beloved natural areas.(AP Photo\/David Zalubowski, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During her interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3109863\/pelosi-denies-making-phone-calls-organize-biden-ouster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pelosi downplayed being part of a movement to oust Biden<\/a> as the Democratic Party&rsquo;s 2024 presidential nominee, as many began questioning his ability to win the election after his poor performance at the debate in June. Pelosi said she &ldquo;did not call&rdquo; anyone to pressure Biden out of the race, and that she was confident Biden would make &ldquo;the proper choice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pelosi was among many Democrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3094250\/pelosi-endorses-kamala-harris-president-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as Biden&rsquo;s replacement<\/a> as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State&#039;s Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">party&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s 2024 presidential nominee. Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison announced Friday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3109044\/harris-secures-delegates-democratic-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris has received the delegates<\/a> needed to become the new nominee for the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) has not mentioned Pelosi&rsquo;s suggestion for Mount Rushmore on X. The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has contacted her office for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1722157\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722157\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent interview, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) suggested that President Joe Biden deserves to be included on Mount Rushmore, describing him as a &#8220;Mount Rushmore kind of president.&#8221; The famous monument in South Dakota currently showcases the faces of former U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Pelosi praised Biden&#8217;s presidency as &#8220;consequential,&#8221; stating that while she appreciates Teddy Roosevelt&#8217;s presence on the monument, she believes Biden should also be added rather than removing any existing figures.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi&#8217;s comments have faced significant backlash online; former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee labeled her suggestion as &#8220;laughably ridiculous&#8221; and questioned her sobriety during the interview. He implied there must be an explanation for such an outlandish proposal.<\/p>\n<p>During the same interview, Pelosi downplayed her involvement in efforts to replace Biden as the Democratic nominee for 2024 amid concerns about his electability following a lackluster debate performance in June. She asserted that she had not pressured anyone regarding Biden\u2019s candidacy and expressed confidence that he would make the right decision moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi was among several Democrats who endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as a potential replacement for Biden. Recently, Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison announced that Harris has secured enough delegates to become the party\u2019s new nominee. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has yet to comment on Pelosi&#8217;s Mount Rushmore suggestion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2319105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Pelosi-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,37158,3928,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2319104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-mount-rushmore","tag-pelosi","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Pelosi-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319104","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}