The rift between the Bidens and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) grew more public after the former speaker’s daughter Alexandra Pelosi mocked first lady Jill Biden‘s perceived bitterness.
Nancy Pelosi played a decisive role in ousting President Joe Biden as the Democrats’ 2024 presidential candidate, something that has led to lasting bitterness between the two. Tensions boiled over after the former House speaker fell and broke her hip last month. The Bidens were noticeably silent about the injury, drawing the anger of Alexandra Pelosi, especially after Jill Biden complained about Nancy Pelosi in a Washington Post interview last week.
INAUGURATION DAY 2025: EVERYTHING TO KNOW AHEAD OF TRUMP TAKING OFFICE
“If I was Lady McBiden, I’d put on my big girl pants, play the long game and think about my husband’s legacy,” Alexandra Pelosi told Politico in a Saturday interview. “There aren’t that many people left in America who have something nice to say about Joe Biden, and Nancy Pelosi is one of them.”
She stressed that she was only speaking for herself. Alexandra Pelosi, 54, is a documentarian, perhaps best known for recording footage surrounding her mother for a project when the Jan. 6 riot erupted.
The “Lady McBiden” name appears to be a reference to Lady Macbeth, the wife of Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s play of the same name, who famously manipulates her husband in order to secure more power for herself.
Joe Biden faced a crisis after his shaky debate performance in June, drawing a few defections that were beginning to be snuffed out by the Democratic Party by the time Congress returned from July 4 celebrations.
That all changed after Nancy Pelosi gave an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, during which she repeatedly suggested that it was still an open question as to whether or not the president would remain the Democratic candidate. The signal was clear, and within two weeks, Democratic pressure had forced Biden to step down.
The president has not spoken with Nancy Pelosi in a meaningful capacity since. Multiple sources speaking with Politico revealed that Joe Biden took the former House speaker’s behavior especially personally, given their half-century friendship. He took her perceived betrayal much more personally than that of former President Barack Obama, whose relationship he views more as political.
“She’s been told they’re not over it, don’t make more overtures because he’s blaming her,” a person familiar with the matter reportedly said.
The true extent of the Bidens’ bitterness seemed to be revealed when they failed to reach out to Nancy Pelosi after she broke her hip.
“We were friends for 50 years,” Jill Biden told the Washington Post last week. “It was disappointing.”
Joe Biden has expressed the belief in recent weeks that he still could have won the election if he stayed in, despite all Democratic polls at the time finding him deep underwater.
Nancy Pelosi is reportedly stunned by Biden’s bitterness, with the possibility of negatively affecting his legacy. She defended her conduct in July by revealing she had tried to reason with the president personally, to no avail, before going public.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Some of those close to Biden don’t think the relationship will ever be mended.
“I don’t think he’ll ever get over that,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) said.
