When Mr. Biden said he absolutely wouldn't drop out, Ms. Pelosi went on his favorite TV show to say he needed to make a decision because time is running short. When the president told her during a phone call that polling data suggested he could still win, she challenged him: Put Donilon on the phone, Ms. Pelosi is said to have demanded of the president, asking for one of Biden's advisers.
Before Mr. Biden ultimately threw in the towel last weekend, his team was bracing for what she might do next, Politico reported, with a quote that made this grandmother of 10 sound a bit like Don Corleone. Nancy made clear that they could do this the easy way or the hard way, a Democrat familiar with the conversations told the publication.
As one Democratic strategist told The Hill, referencing the president's statement that it would take the Lord Almighty to make him withdraw his re-election bid: Once she weighs in, it's done. He wanted the Lord Almighty. Well, this is the Lord Almighty. Nancy Pelosi with the iron fist!
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