Instead of addressing the American people from the Oval Office, Joe Biden opted to release a letter last month announcing his decision to drop out of the presidential race.
The move struck many critics as odd, including some who suggested that he was not the actual author of the letter.
That list apparently includes former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who shared her skepticism during a recent interview.
According to the Daily Wire:
In the letter, which was sent to congressional Democrats after a fumbling debate performance that stirred a crisis of confidence in his electability, Biden insisted he would not drop out to honor the will of the more than 14 million primary voters who backed him. However, Biden later did step aside as his allies kept up the pressure, paving the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place leading the ticket.
“I didn’t accept the letter as anything but a letter,” Pelosi said during an interview with Ezra Klein on his podcast for The New York Times. “I mean, there are some people who are unhappy with the letter. Let me say it differently. Some said that some people were unhappy with the letter. I’ll put it in somebody else’s mouth. It didn’t sound like Joe Biden to me. It really didn’t.”
Her remarks echoed the reaction of several social media commentators shortly after the letter was released:
If this is legit, it makes me wonder if KJP wrote Biden’s post and letter. 🤔🤔🤔 It also says that Biden hasn’t been running the country. I wouldn’t be one bit shocked by this. pic.twitter.com/IKyKuEw4iE
— ❥❥❥ᗰoᒪᒪie❥❥❥ (@mollie_don) July 23, 2024
It’s obvious Joe Biden didn’t sign that letter. Weirder that he wrote it on a piece of document without a letterhead, signed in a most uncharacteristic way, and underlined the signature which he had never done. Where is Biden?
Excellent analysis by Knesix.pic.twitter.com/2ibNRs4Lg2— TomiLola 🔆🌸 (@KemiOwonibi) July 22, 2024
So the current pResident of the United States, Joe Biden, tells us all he’s not running for re-election out of nowhere.
Days ago he was still planning on running.
He didn’t even write his letter on official White House letterhead.
He signed his name wrong, and in a way he… pic.twitter.com/FC35LweMyA
— Byezer🇺🇸 (@byezer3) July 22, 2024
The conspiracy theorists were right again.
Crazy Nancy Pelosi just confirmed that Joe Biden didn't write his dropout letter on X.
I guarantee he was the last person on Earth to find out that he had dropped out of the race.
It was a coup! pic.twitter.com/rb5krkzK4j— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) August 11, 2024
In other recent remarks, Pelosi appeared to reveal even more about a shadow campaign within the Democratic Party that pushed Biden out of the race.
According to Fox News:
Pelosi said she had expressed prior to the June debate that Biden shouldn’t have participated because Trump would turn the event into “doggy doo.”
She told reporters that Biden said he was confident and wanted to go onstage. Pelosi also said she was surprised by Biden’s debate performance.
“I mean, I was shocked the night of the debate, I was shocked. Because I never saw that,” she said. “And everybody said: Well, you must have seen that — well, no, I didn’t see it.
Pelosi also spoke to “The New Yorker” and revealed that she wasn’t impressed with Biden’s team.
“I’ve never been that impressed with his political operation,” she admitted. “They won the White House. Bravo. But my concern was: this ain’t happening, and we have to make a decision for this to happen. The president has to make the decision for that to happen. People were calling. I never called one person.”
Here’s a clip of Biden dropping Pelosi’s name during an interview about his withdrawal from the race:
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