Representative Nancy Pelosi expressed her belief that President Joe Biden deserves to be included on Mt. Rushmore, alongside historical figures like Abraham Lincoln.
In an interview with Lesley Stahl, Pelosi denied leading a pressure campaign for Biden to step aside, emphasizing her confidence in his decision-making abilities.
Lesley Stahl of CBS asked, “Please tell us what you told President Biden to persuade him to step aside.”
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Pelosi said, “Well, I have never shared any conversations with a President of the United States publicly, so no.”
Stahl said, “I understand that you don’t want to own this, but it is so well reported that you were the leader of a pressure campaign.”
She noted that she did not engage directly with anyone regarding this matter, instead trusting the president to make the right choices for the nation.
Pelosi said, “I wasn’t the leader of any pressure. Let me say things I didn’t do. I didn’t call one person. I did not call one person. I could always say to him, I never called anybody. What I’m saying is I had confidence that the president would make the proper choice for our country, whatever that would be, and I said that. Whatever that is, we’ll go with.”
She added, “He was in a good place to make whatever decision, top of his game. Such a consequential President of the United States., a Mount Rushmore kind of President of the United States.”
Stahl asked, “Are you are saying that he belongs up there on Mount Rushmore? Lincoln and Joe Biden?”
Pelosi said, “You got Teddy Roosevelt up there and he is wonderful. I don’t say take him down, but you could add Biden.”
