Nancy Pelosi, the veteran Democratic lawmaker, has called on Joe Biden to “make a decision” quickly on whether he would continue his quest for re-election, stopping short of endorsing his bid for a second term.
“It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run. We’re all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short,” Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House and one of the party’s most influential members of Congress, said during an MSNBC interview on Wednesday.
Pelosi’s comments will be a blow to Biden as he tries to prevent an all-out rebellion against his candidacy in the wake of a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump last month.