House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the New York Times of distorting her remarks about President Biden, saying, “I don’t know what happened to the New York Times, they made it up. But if that’s why you’re here, That’s not true.
“Speaker Pelosi came to her office and told CBS News’ Jarrah Brown that her comments on Morning Joe were misrepresented,” CBS’s Ellis King shared this quote:
The New York Times ran the headline, declaring that Pelosi suggested Biden “reconsider” his decision to stay in the race and that she was “by far the most senior member of his party, signaling that he is not in a position to stand in the race.” Sure” “:
The California Democrat also made this statement to the New York Times, which now appears in their article.
So, let’s look at this. on MSNBC good morning joePelosi was specifically asked about what she would tell congressional Democrats about their concerns about Biden. (I’m sharing a lot of background information here because it’s important.)
MIKA: The headlines, the polls, everything feels very dark. Given the poor performance in the presidential debates, how do you think he performed? Could he have done more? What do you say to Democrats in Congress or even members of the Senate whose support is starting to waver?
Pelosi: “Good morning. This is one version of the story. I want to say that I was honored to be here yesterday at the NATO President’s speech. He is absolutely spectacular. Time and again, his speeches and the power of his delivery were warmly received.… The President’s speech was received with great enthusiasm and energy.
Politics is politics. people have their interests both in their own region and in other regions, So we are the Democratic Party, a party that is, shall we say, out of step. but This president is a great president I can tell you first hand, as someone who has orchestrated much of the legislation that the president is proud of, he should do so because he is very familiar with a vision, a purpose, and having a vision, a purpose, around the table, chapter by chapter. Understanding of the issues, having the values that underline it all, and always asking the question, what does this mean for wage-earning families in our country?
So any notion that he’s not going to be able to achieve all of those goals, all I can say is that’s not happening.
She was then asked: “Do you support him becoming leader of the Democratic Party?”
Pelosi: “It’s up to the president to decide whether to run. We all encourage him to make that decision because time is running out. I think the overwhelming support of the caucus — I can’t say I’m no longer the head of the caucus.” – But he is loved. He is respected and people want him to make this decision.
She was asked: “He has made, he has said he has made his decision. He has said firmly that he is going to run this week. Do you want him to run?”
Pelosi: “I want him to do whatever he decides to do. That’s the way it is, whatever He decides we do. I think that’s very important. I want everyone to come on board and let him handle this NATO meeting.” It’s a big deal. More than 30 heads of state are in attendance. That means more than just hosting it and he does a great job. I said, ‘Everybody, let’s put your thoughts on hold or tell someone privately, but you don’t have to put this on the table until we see where this week goes. But I’m very proud of the president.
Could she have given better, stronger support? Yes. The president has said he will remain in the race, so it’s unclear why she suggested he hasn’t made a decision yet.
I would call this person someone who has interviewed the former Speaker multiple times, and I would take into account the careful way Pelosi used her words to suggest that something was going on behind the scenes, perhaps a congressional emergency that needed to be reassured by the feeling that something was going on. say. For example, she mentioned that people have their own “zones” to consider and that they don’t move at the same pace.
Pelosi urged people to stop speaking out and wait until NATO ends to see if they still have those concerns. The diplomat who has brought together all the disparate concerns of the diverse caucus time and time again during her historically successful tenure as speaker will not ignore their concerns in public, but she served as a strong reminder of Biden’s commitment to NATO. Strength and his legislative success, she made important contributions to achieving this goal.
Her comments included no mention of urging Biden to “reconsider” his decision to stay in the race. That sentence was nowhere to be found in her review. Not anywhere. Listening to the entire song, I didn’t get much out of it.
The New York Times article itself struggled to be fairer, and despite their suspicions that Pelosi was no longer endorsing Biden, the headline had the biggest negative impact on the paper — and reporters often have no control over their headlines.
Is it fair for Pelosi to accuse the New York Times of fabricating news? Democrats are looking sideways at their previous attachment to Ms. Gray as the newspaper spun a conspiracy out of the fact that a doctor visited the White House, without even checking the schedule to see if President Biden was there, and their front page was filled with concerns about Biden while lacking any fair coverage of his opponent Donald Trump’s or Trump’s allies’ agenda to destroy American democracy as we know it. When the truth came out, instead of retracting their plot, they published it in print.
Do Americans want Wordle more than they want democracy? Maybe so, since The New York Times generated more than $1 billion in digital subscription revenue last year.
The bottom line here is yes, the title is inaccurate. Nowhere did Pelosi suggest Biden “reconsider” his decision.
Given the clear bias that The New York Times displays to everyone, we have reason to speak out, while acknowledging that the reporters themselves are more balanced in their actual reporting than the people who wrote the headlines.
As for the honorary speaker’s strong support for the presidential candidate, we have to wait until after the NATO summit. One thing you should always remember about Nancy Pelosi is that she is a master negotiator. In the meantime, check out the coverage of how the media turned the Biden debates into an entire narrative that was actually unsupported.
Sarah has been granted coverage of President Barack Obama, then-Vice President Joe Biden, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and has had multiple exclusive interviews and exclusive reporting with Speaker Nancy Pelosi She made her first home appearance since then-President Donald Trump’s first impeachment.
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