{"id":2334750,"date":"2024-08-31T10:55:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T14:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-insists-people-make-their-own-decisions-while-laughing-about-biden-withdrawal-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-31T10:56:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T14:56:39","slug":"pelosi-insists-people-make-their-own-decisions-while-laughing-about-biden-withdrawal-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-insists-people-make-their-own-decisions-while-laughing-about-biden-withdrawal-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi insists \u2018people make their own decisions\u2019 while laughing about Biden withdrawal &#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\">30<\/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-insists-people-make-their-own-decisions-while-laughing-about-biden-withdrawal-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=2334750&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>Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi appeared on Bill Maher&#8217;s show, promoting her new book, *The Art of \u200cPower*. During the interview, they shared\u200b a light moment regarding her perceived role in influencing President\u2062 Joe Biden&#8217;s decision to step\u2064 down as the Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-travel-lid-for-wednesday-an-hour-after-bobulinski-interview-airs\/\" title=\"Biden Calls Travel Lid for Wednesday an Hour After Bobulinski Interview Airs\">presidential nominee<\/a>, with Maher humorously alluding to her potential discouragement of other candidates. Pelosi responded with a smirk, asserting that &#8220;people make their own decisions.&#8221; This\u2062 exchange occurred\u2063 amid discussions about her past statements, where she reportedly pressured \u200bBiden to withdraw from the race, \u2064citing poor polling and concerns for the Democratic Party&#8217;s prospects. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-wonders-why-other-republicans-are-not-endorsing-non-trump-candidates\/\" title=\"The View wonders why other Republicans are not endorsing non-Trump candidates\">conversation highlighted<\/a> the complexities of political dynamics and leadership decisions within the Democratic Party.  <\/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 insists &lsquo;people make their own decisions&rsquo; while laughing about Biden withdrawal<\/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_1740822\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Speaker Emerita Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) laughed along with Bill Maher as the host referenced her believed assistance in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3135826\/pelosi-congress-pinnacle-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>getting<\/a> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> to step down as Democrats&rsquo; presidential nominee. She was promoting her book <em>The Art of Power<\/em> on the show.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Sometimes you&rsquo;re discouraging people to run,&rdquo; Maher said with a smile. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not gonna get into that,&rdquo; he said, the audience laughing behind them.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi was seen with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-sentences-a-woman-who-investigators-say-burned-a-wyoming-abortion-clinic-to-5-years-in-prison\/\" title=\"Woman who burned Wyoming abortion clinic sentenced to 5 years in prison by judge.\">slight smile<\/a> on her face before saying, &ldquo;People make their own decisions,&rdquo; with the smile enduring. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you so much for what you <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 do,&rdquo; Maher joked.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"kPh5GgyijKs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi: The Art of Power | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kPh5GgyijKs?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Reporting at the time that Biden stepped down in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris indicated that Pelosi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3094250\/pelosi-endorses-kamala-harris-president-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pressured him to do so<\/a>. She reportedly told Biden then that polling showed he couldn&rsquo;t win after his abysmal June 27 debate with former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>She also said that Biden could destroy Democrats&rsquo; chances of taking back the House if he runs and subsequently drag down Democrats on the ballot. Her pressure campaign, along with other Democratic leaders such as Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Chuck-Schumer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY), successfully removed Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi has taken many questions about her role in Biden&rsquo;s removal from the ticket since he stepped down, and she has largely played any efforts down. Her Democratic National Convention speech highlighted Biden and his legislative accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you, Joe,&rdquo; she said after listing them. &ldquo;I know that Vice President Harris is ready to take us to new heights.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Democrats have surged in the presidential race, according to recent polling. Harris has regained the lead in some swing states that Trump had taken over while Biden was the nominee and expanded her lead in others.<\/p>\n<p>While Biden was the nominee, Trump looked set to defeat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>president<\/a> in November. But it now appears the Republican&rsquo;s race with Harris is a dead heat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1740822\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1740822\"}});<\/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>Pelosi claims that &#8216;people make their own decisions&#8217; while chuckling about Biden&#8217;s exit. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) shared a laugh with Bill Maher as he alluded to her perceived role in encouraging President Joe Biden to withdraw as the Democratic presidential nominee. During her appearance on the show to promote her book, The Art of Power, Maher joked, \u201cSometimes you\u2019re discouraging people to run.\u201d He then added, \u201cWe\u2019re not gonna get into that,\u201d prompting laughter from the audience. With a slight smile, Pelosi responded, \u201cPeople make their own decisions.\u201d Maher humorously remarked, \u201cThank you so much for what you didn\u2019t do.\u201d Reports at the time suggested that Biden stepped down in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris due to pressure from Pelosi and other Democratic leaders like Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). They reportedly informed Biden that polling indicated he was unlikely to win after a poor debate performance against former President Donald Trump on June 27. They also warned him that his candidacy could jeopardize Democrats&#8217; chances of regaining control of the House and negatively impact other candidates on the ballot. Since Biden&#8217;s withdrawal, Pelosi has faced numerous inquiries about her influence in this decision but has generally downplayed her involvement. In her speech at the Democratic National Convention, she praised Biden and his legislative achievements before expressing confidence in Vice President Harris\u2019s readiness for leadership: &#8220;Thank you, Joe,&#8221; she said after listing his accomplishments. Recent polls indicate a resurgence for Democrats in the presidential race; Harris has regained ground in several swing states previously dominated by Trump during Biden&#8217;s candidacy and is now neck-and-neck with him as they head toward November elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2334751,"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\/Nancy-Pelosi-DNC-2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,3928,8050],"class_list":["post-2334750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-pelosi","tag-withdrawal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nancy-Pelosi-DNC-2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334750","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}