{"id":2322818,"date":"2024-08-11T19:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T23:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-says-bidens-letter-insisting-he-was-staying-in-race-didnt-sound-like-joe-to-me-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-11T19:23:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T23:23:55","slug":"pelosi-says-bidens-letter-insisting-he-was-staying-in-race-didnt-sound-like-joe-to-me-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-says-bidens-letter-insisting-he-was-staying-in-race-didnt-sound-like-joe-to-me-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi says Biden\u2019s letter insisting he was staying in race \u2018didn\u2019t sound like Joe to me\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fpelosi-says-bidens-letter-insisting-he-was-staying-in-race-didnt-sound-like-joe-to-me-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=2322818&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 expressed skepticism about President Joe Biden&#8217;s letter, in which\u2063 he affirmed his intention to remain in the 2024 presidential race. Pelosi stated that the letter \u2062&#8221;didn&#8217;t sound like&#8221; Biden to her. The letter was sent to congressional Democrats on July\u2062 8, just\u2064 days before Biden ultimately announced his withdrawal from the race on July 21 and endorsed Vice \u200cPresident Kamala Harris as \u2064his successor.<\/p>\n<p>During\u2064 her appearance on *The Ezra\u200b Klein Show*, Pelosi\u200d remarked that\u2062 the letter seemed uncharacteristic of Biden, and while acknowledging mixed reactions from \u200bothers about it, she emphasized that her impression was not positive. \u200bPreviously, on MSNBC&#8217;s *Morning \u2062Joe*, she had stated it was up to Biden to decide about\u200d his candidacy, urging people \u200cto refrain from questioning his capability to run while he was\u200b engaged with the NATO Summit, where he played a significant role.  <\/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 says Biden&rsquo;s letter insisting he was staying in race &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t sound like Joe to me&rsquo;<\/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_1727396\" 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 President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> pre-withdrawal letter reiterating his intention to stay in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 presidential race<\/a> &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t sound like&rdquo; him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi was asked about the letter Biden sent to congressional Democrats on July 8, <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">in which the president maintained he would remain in the 2024 race and run against former President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;in November. Less than two weeks later, on July 21, Biden announced&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1815080881981190320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he was dropping his reelection bid<\/a><\/span>  and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t accept the letter as anything but a letter,&rdquo; Pelosi told <em>The Ezra Klein Show<\/em>. &ldquo;I mean, there are some people who are unhappy with the letter. Let me say it differently: some said that some people were unhappy with the letter. I&rsquo;ll put it in somebody else&rsquo;s mouth because it was a&hellip; I don&rsquo;t even, it didn&rsquo;t sound like Joe Biden to me. It really didn&rsquo;t.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3x-zOAfP0MA?si=fkXRl88dSrtPVEp6\" 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>Pelosi appeared on MSNBC&rsquo;s <em>Morning Joe<\/em> on July 10 to say that it was up to Biden &ldquo;to decide if he is going to run,&rdquo; stressing the need for him to make it as &ldquo;time is running short.&rdquo; When reflecting on her comments this weekend, Pelosi explained she wanted people to stop questioning Biden&rsquo;s ability to run because he was in the middle of hosting the NATO Summit, and she encouraged his doubters to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-palestinian-terrorists-fire-hundreds-of-rockets-at-israel-israels-iron-dome-intercepts-90\/\" title=\"WATCH: Palestinian Terrorists Fire Hundreds Of Rockets At Israel, Israel\u2019s Iron Dome Intercepts 90%+\">stop discussing<\/a> his electability until after the summit ended.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And they&rsquo;re doing great things, and he&rsquo;s the center of it all,&rdquo; Pelosi said. &ldquo;Save your comments for later.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like Biden and many other Democrats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3094250\/pelosi-endorses-kamala-harris-president-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pelosi endorsed Harris as the Democratic Party&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-pressure-strengthened-desantis-decision-to-ban-biological-males-from-womens-sports-spox-says\/\" title=\"\u2018Woke\u2019 Pressure \u2018Strengthened\u2019 DeSantis Decision To Ban Biological Males From Women\u2019s Sports, Spox Says\">2024 presidential nominee<\/a><\/a> after the president bowed out. Harris has since selected Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate, with <a href=\"https:\/\/demconvention.com\/news\/news\/icymi-democratic-national-convention-chair-certifies-nomination-of-vice-president-kamala-harris-and-governor-tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">both certified 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 ticket this past week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The first presidential debate, which took place when Biden was still seeking reelection, was held on June 27, with Biden bowing out only a few weeks later. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3113466\/trump-warms-to-debate-original-format\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The next debate between Harris and Trump is currently set for Sept. 10<\/a> and will be hosted by ABC News.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1727396\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727396\"}});<\/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>Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) expressed her belief that President Joe Biden&#8217;s letter, which affirmed his commitment to remain in the 2024 presidential race, &#8220;didn&#8217;t sound like&#8221; him. This statement came in response to a question about the letter Biden sent to congressional Democrats on July 8, where he stated his intention to compete against former President Donald Trump in November. However, just under two weeks later, on July 21, Biden announced he would be withdrawing from the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn\u2019t take the letter as anything more than just a letter,&#8221; Pelosi remarked during an appearance on The Ezra Klein Show. She noted that while some individuals were dissatisfied with it\u2014though she preferred not to name names\u2014she personally felt it did not reflect Biden&#8217;s usual tone or style.<\/p>\n<p>On July 10, during an appearance on MSNBC\u2019s Morning Joe, Pelosi emphasized that it was ultimately up to Biden whether he would run for reelection and highlighted the urgency of his decision-making process. Reflecting on her earlier comments over the weekend, she clarified that she wanted people to refrain from questioning Biden\u2019s capability while he was engaged with hosting the NATO Summit and urged critics to hold off their discussions about his electability until after this important event concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi has since joined other Democrats in endorsing Harris as their party&#8217;s nominee for president following Biden&#8217;s exit from the race. Harris has chosen Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate; both have recently been confirmed as the Democratic ticket for 2024. The first presidential debate occurred when Biden was still a candidate on June 27; shortly thereafter, he withdrew from contention. The upcoming debate between Harris and Trump is scheduled for September 10 and will be hosted by ABC News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2322819,"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\/PelosiBiden-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32431,3620,3928,32603,32076],"class_list":["post-2322818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2024-election","tag-biden","tag-pelosi","tag-political-news","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PelosiBiden-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322818","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=2322818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}