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   Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told President Joe Biden last week that   
   she and other Democratic lawmakers worry that he’s dragging down the   
   party, in an extraordinarily candid confrontation that came amid mounting   
   pressure on Biden to end his reelection campaign.   
      
   Pelosi also warned Biden that some Democratic lawmakers would start to   
   grow louder in their griping about his political weaknesses, according to   
   two people close to Pelosi. She urged the president to make a decision   
   about stepping down soon.   
      
   One Pelosi ally said it was possible she would press Biden publicly to   
   give up his spot atop the Democratic ticket.   
      
   “The speaker does not want to call on him to resign, but she will do   
   everything in her power to make sure it happens,” this person said,   
   referring to Biden quitting the race.   
      
   A second Pelosi ally put her calculus in blunt terms.   
      
   “There’s nothing subtle about Nancy,” this person said. “She starts with   
   the question: ‘What’s it take to win?’ Then works backwards.”   
      
   The exchange between Biden and Pelosi underscores a new and increasingly   
   public phase of the push to remove Biden from the Democratic ticket.   
   Senior Democrats had hoped to address this matter privately — Pelosi,   
   herself, certainly advised members to try to do so, at least for a time.   
      
   So far, Biden and his inner circle have refused to yield. Now, they’re   
   facing leaks left and right that keep the president on the defensive.   
      
   News of Pelosi’s conversation with Biden was first reported by CNN. It   
   emerged hours after ABC News reported that Senate Majority Leader Chuck   
   Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told Biden, in two   
   separate conversations, that it would be best for the country for him to   
   end his campaign.   
      
   POLITICO reported Wednesday evening that both Schumer and Jeffries had   
   conveyed to Biden that they were deeply concerned about his effect on   
   Democrats’ ability to win control of Congress.   
      
   Pelosi’s office in a statement said she had not spoken to Biden since   
   returning to California on Friday — and questioned the reporting about her   
   conversation with the president. “These sources are not good sources,” her   
   spokesperson said.   
      
   White House spokesperson Andrew Bates merely said: “Biden is the nominee   
   of the party… plans to win, and looks forward to working with   
   congressional Democrats to pass his 100 days agenda to help working   
   families.”   
      
   https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/17/pelosi-biden-dragging-down-   
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