Pelosi Endorses Harris for US President
US Representative Nancy Pelosi, a former House speaker and influential voice in the Democratic Party, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday as the Democratic 2024 presidential nominee.
“My enthusiastic support for Kamala Harris for president is official, personal and political,” Pelosi said in a statement.
“Politically make no mistake: Kamala Harris as a woman in politics is brilliantly astute – and I have full confidence that she will lead us to victory in November.”
The former speaker, who held that post from 2007 until 2011 and again from 2017 until 2021, added: “My enthusiastic support for Kamala Harris for President is official, personal and political.”
Pelosi’s been a key behind-the-scenes figure as Democrats weighed what to do about Biden atop the ticket. Though she never called publicly for the incumbent to stand aside, she privately questioned whether Biden would weigh down other Democrats and compromise the party’s ability to win back control of the House.
Then, key Pelosi allies — most notably the likely next California senator, Rep. Adam Schiff — began calling for Biden to abandon his bid, calls which picked up steam and went public over the last week.
Harris and Pelosi spoke by phone on Sunday following Biden’s announcement he would abandon his reelection bid, according to a source familiar with the conversation.
Source: Politicio
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