(TheProudRepublic.com) – After being forced out of the presidential race, Joe Biden is seemingly still bitter about the ordeal and has directed his frustration mainly at Nancy Pelosi.
Pelosi led the charge to remove Biden from the top of the ticket, pushing him aside to make way for a stronger candidate to face former President Donald Trump.
Biden is also “frustrated” that former President Barack Obama did not speak to him directly about ending his reelection campaign. He is also “miffed” at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for his role in encouraging Biden to step down.
While his disappointing debate performance against Trump on June 27 convinced Pelosi that Biden could not win reelection, Biden announced on July 21 that he was ending his bid for a second term in the White House.
According to Politico, this prompted her to “orchestrate an unprecedented mutiny against not only a sitting president of her own party, but also someone who had been a friend for decades.”
One senior White House official told the outlet that Biden now sees Pelosi as “ruthless” and believes she is willing to sacrifice long-standing relationships to keep the party in power and prevent a second Trump presidency. “That’s who she has always been,” the source added.
Even though the 81-year-old Biden has told his closest aides that he is coming to terms with the decision to end his campaign, he still harbors resentment about how he was pushed out.
In turn, he also grudgingly respects Pelosi’s actions, acknowledging, “She did what she had to do” to give Democrats the best shot in November.
Additionally, Biden is upset that Obama, whom he considers a friend and former boss, did not personally call him after the debate to express concerns about his campaign.
Obama did not “try to stir up a movement to dislodge Biden from the top of the ticket, but he also didn’t quell one,” much to the disappointment of some of Biden’s closest allies.
As for Schumer, Biden spoke to him the day he dropped out. While he is not as angry with Schumer as he is with Pelosi and Obama, he is still irritated that the Senate leader participated in the pressure campaign to get him to leave the race.
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