Pelosi says she hasn’t spoken to Biden since he dropped out

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told CNN on Monday that she has not spoken to President Biden since he left the presidential race last month, signaling a potential rift between the two Democratic veterans.

Pelosi told CNN’s Dana Bash that although she has not spoken to the president since he ended his campaign, she hoped to do so.

“We’re all busy,” she said.

When asked if her relationship with Biden is intact, she said, “You’d have to ask him, but I hope so.”

Pelosi was one of the most influential voices who secretly urged Biden to end his election campaign, The Hill reported, which she denied. She told CNN that she did not pressure others to take this position and has never said so publicly.

“I have hundreds of allies in the United States Congress. No, I had nothing to do with it. If you ask them, it’s almost an insult to them because they are formidable figures in the United States Congress. They make their own judgment and their own statement.”

Despite her attempts to remove Biden from the ticket, Pelosi continued to praise the president.

“Look, I loved Joe Biden, I respected him for over 40 years,” she said. “I think he made one of the greatest contributions to our country in the shortest period of time of any president you can name.”

Shortly after Biden ended his campaign, CNN reported that the president was “seething” with anger, much of it directed at Pelosi.

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