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In a recent appearance on “The View,” President Joe Biden addressed his choice not to run for re-election. His explanation ultimately led to questions as to whether Democratic leaders, such as Nancy Pelosi, had influenced his decision to withdraw from the race.
“We all agree at this table that it’s very selfless of you to pass the baton and step aside,” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin began. “There was a perception that, perhaps, your hand was forced, and some pointed fingers to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who you have a long relationship with, and accomplished many things with.”
“Did you feel that your hand was forced, and what is your relationship with Speaker Pelosi now?” Griffin asked.
Biden’s hesitant responses and comments about “some folks” wanting him to leave the race raised eyebrows, suggesting potential internal conflicts within the Democratic Party.
“My relationship is fine — look,” Biden started to say, hesitating and laughing. “I never fully believed the assertions that, somehow, there was this overwhelming reluctance of my running again,” Biden told Griffin.
“I didn’t sense that. And although the polling and everything said, ‘Biden’s polling different,’ the fact of the matter is, my polling was about, you know, always in range of beating this guy [GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump],” Biden added.
“And, uh. But, uh. I… What I did was, I think there were, it makes sense. There were some folks who would like to see me step aside, they have a chance to move on. I get that, that’s human nature. But that wasn’t the reason I stepped down,” Biden said.
His inability to provide a straightforward denial about being forced out has fueled further speculation about his relationships with influential party figures, including former President Obama.
“The Kamala campaign will not be happy to see this out,” one X user wrote.
