The countdown to January 2027 marks the end of an era for former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but her departure from public office seems to be anything but graceful. True to form, the veteran Democrat is currently embroiled in a bitter succession battle with State Senator Scott Wiener, a political contest that has quickly devolved into precisely the kind of ugly, self-serving spectacle Pelosi has championed for decades.
Yet, amidst this internecine squabble, Pelosi found time for one more astounding act of political gaslighting. At POLITICO's "The California Agenda: Sacramento Summit" on Tuesday, the former Speaker, a woman who has operated at the very pinnacle of Washington power for nearly 40 years and maintained close ties to the Biden family, declared herself utterly clueless about Joe Biden's evident and long-standing mental decline.
This is the same mental decline that was alarmingly clear during the 2020 campaign and has only worsened throughout his presidency, becoming a topic of urgent concern for anyone paying attention outside the tightly controlled bubble of legacy media. But Pelosi? She supposedly had no idea. The sheer audacity of such a claim, delivered with a straight face, is a testament to the Democrat establishment's boundless capacity for disingenuousness.
Nancy Pelosi said those close to Joe Biden during his reelection campaign should have shared what they knew about his mental acuity — and confirmed she had private conversations with him about her polling concerns.
“I do think that those who did know should have acted upon that information. Whoever knew,” Pelosi, the former House speaker said at POLITICO’s The California Agenda: Sacramento Summit on Tuesday. “There was staff saying the family knew. The family said the staff.”
“Whoever knew,” indeed. One might assume that a House Speaker, intimately involved in national politics and leadership, would be among the "whoever knew." Her unbelievable assertion that she remained completely in the dark until the disastrous 2024 debate, where Biden's unsuitability for office became undeniably clear to the entire world, stretches credulity past its breaking point. This was not a secret; it was the most obvious, widely discussed reality in Washington, save for the news being actively suppressed by outlets like CNN, MSNBC, and the New York Times.
Either Pelosi has been living under a rock, or her commitment to political expediency utterly eclipses any attachment to truth. To suggest she was unaware of Biden's cognitive struggles is not just misleading; it's an insult to the intelligence of every American voter.
Adding to her peculiar performance, Pelosi predictably gushed over California Governor Gavin Newsom, a relative by marriage. This praise comes despite Newsom's dismal record of leadership, which has seen the Golden State grapple with soaring crime, a worsening homelessness crisis, and a mass exodus of its citizens. Yet, for Pelosi, Newsom is a shining example because, as she claimed, “Ever since he was a boy, I would see him work hard in his studies. He’s always been responsible, but again, if people, when people make their decision, then we can make a decision about that.”
As any common-sense American knows, sometimes people work incredibly hard to implement destructive policies. Newsom's tenure in California is a stark reminder that effort does not always equate to positive results.
Pelosi's endorsement of Newsom also highlights a classic dilemma for the modern Democrat Party. With both Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris eyeing a 2028 presidential run, Pelosi faces the excruciating choice of backing a white male relative over a black female candidate – a decision that, by her party's own woke rules, presents a formidable political tightrope. It's a bind of their own making, and the struggle to navigate it will surely be a spectacle.
As Nancy Pelosi finally prepares to exit the political stage, her legacy of toxic feuds and relentless gaslighting stands as a stark reminder of the establishment politics that America First seeks to dismantle. The nation can only hope that her departure ushers in an era of greater transparency and accountability, where the truth is no longer sacrificed on the altar of political convenience.
