Biden ‘Seething’ at Pelosi After She Declines to Stand By Him Amid Calls For Him to Step Aside

President Joe Biden is “seething” at Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) after some of her key allies have joined a chorus of Democrats calling for him to drop his reelection bid amid concerns about his ability to win in November and to govern the country, CNN reported.

According to network anchor Kaitlan Collins , Biden is upset that his longtime Washington ally is not standing in his corner as calls ramp up for him to step aside with the election just a little more than three months away.

Politico was among other outlets that reported Friday that Pelosi is not opposed to an open convention wherein her party selects a candidate not named Biden. The outlet reported :

In a meeting with fellow California Democrats last week, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi stressed the need for an open process to choose the party’s next nominee if President Joe Biden steps aside, in an effort to avoid the appearance of a Kamala Harris coronation.

The discussion in that meeting of the California delegation, which includes 40 members, took place in the Capitol on July 10, at least partly focused on the complicated next steps for the Democratic Party if Biden left the ticket. And they specifically talked about the potential political downsides of party elites quickly crowning the vice president as the next nominee, according to four people familiar with the discussion, granted anonymity to discuss private conversations.

In addition to Pelosi’s reported support for an open convention, her ally Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) called on Biden to drop out of the race Friday, saying he was on a “trajectory to lose.”

On Friday’s edition of her show The Source , Collins reported Biden is said to be none too pleased with Pelosi.

“Tonight, President Biden is in isolation as he’s fighting off symptoms from Covid-19,” Collins reported. “But he’s also an isolation in the figurative sense as he is now fighting off new calls from his own party to get out of the 2024 race.

Collins continued:

The party that Biden has devoted his life to is unleashing a new and really public effort to push him out of challenging Donald Trump for the White House. A slew of House Democrats have joined two more prominent Democratic senators tonight in calling for Biden to step aside. All of it, we are told has President Biden seething tonight with much of his anger directed at Nancy Pelosi. That’s because some of the names that are calling for him to drop out of the race or her close allies and in the view from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, tonight where President Biden finds himself.

The senators Collins referenced are Jon Tester (D-MT) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH).

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