President Joe Biden, by most accounts, was forced out of the 2024 race by high-profile members of his own party.
While some have denied their roles in leading what was essentially an election coup, including Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), reports continue to emerge that she was at the forefront of walking Biden off the proverbial plank.
According to The Post Millennial, it was reported by insiders to the Daily Mail that Pelosi gave Biden an ultimatum in the lead-up to his July 20 announcement that he was dropping out of the race.
Apparently, the ultimatum came the night before he dropped out.
As the reports go, Biden was at his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware home recovering from COVID. That night, he reportedly received a message from the former Democratic speaker threatening that she would go public with her doubts that he could beat Trump in November unless he dropped out.
The alleged "urgent message" sent by Pelosi to Biden that evening was crystal clear.
"The ultimatum was clear: Drop out now – or Pelosi trashes her political ally, and friend of over 50 years, on the global stage," the Daily Mail reported.
A "well-placed source" reported that the conversation between the two was intense, to say the least. They said that Pelosi went as far as threatening to publish poll numbers while arguing that Biden would not be able to defeat Trump.
The outlet noted:
Her demand reportedly sparked a "come to Jesus moment" for Biden, who began drafting his letter announcing his withdrawal from the race. The White House and Pelosi’s office denied that the two spoke on the phone.
Of course they would deny such reports, as it would look shockingly bad for the party.
It took him awhile to make an appearance before the press in the wake of dropping out, but when he did, he admitted that the polling numbers were not swinging his way, noting the concerns that members of his party had about him staying in the race.
"The polls we had showed that it was a neck and neck race, woulda been down to the wire," Biden said during the interview. "But what happened was a number of my Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate thought that I was gonna hurt them in the races. And I was concerned if I stayed in the race, that would be the topic."
The president added, "And I was concerned if I stayed in the race, that would be the topic — you'd be interviewing me about why did Nancy Pelosi say [something] … and I thought it'd be a real distraction."
Again, of course he would never admit to being pushed out by his own party, as that would look weak and chaotic.
