Pelosi: Biden Endorsing Kamala Harris for President ‘Made It Almost Impossible’ to Have a Democratic Primary

Garcia NAVARRO But I ░░░░░░░░ think it s important ░░░░░░░░ discuss a little bit ░░░░░░░░ what you think could ░░░░░░░░ been done differently And ░░░░░░░░ lot of the discussion ░░░░░░░░ centered around how much ░░░░░░░░ Biden s delay in ░░░░░░░░ to leave the race ░░░░░░░░ the debate in June ░░░░░░░░ the VP s campaign ░░░░░░░░ know you were very ░░░░░░░░ in encouraging him to ░░░░░░░░ and there is reporting ░░░░░░░░ you were concerned about ░░░░░░░░ being the candidate well ░░░░░░░░ the debate in June ░░░░░░░░ polls were showing that ░░░░░░░░ American people were very ░░░░░░░░ about President Biden s ░░░░░░░░ and his ability to ░░░░░░░░ into another term Do ░░░░░░░░ wish you d gotten ░░░░░░░░ earlier than you did ░░░░░░░░ No I well the ░░░░░░░░ made his own decision ░░░░░░░░ step aside and to ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris He made ░░░░░░░░ patriotic selfless decision to ░░░░░░░░ we are all very ░░░░░░░░ We did all that ░░░░░░░░ needed to do to ░░░░░░░░ the House as well ░░░░░░░░ the White House It ░░░░░░░░ up to the candidate ░░░░░░░░ president to make his ░░░░░░░░ her own decision about ░░░░░░░░ policy Garcia NAVARRO Do ░░░░░░░░ think the timing hobbled ░░░░░░░░ Harris Because she had ░░░░░░░░ days to get a ░░░░░░░░ off the ground to ░░░░░░░░ people to get her ░░░░░░░░ across to get her ░░░░░░░░ known I mean this ░░░░░░░░ an incredibly truncated campaign ░░░░░░░░ many people think that ░░░░░░░░ she was set up ░░░░░░░░ fail just by the ░░░░░░░░ alone Pelosi Oh I ░░░░░░░░ t think she was ░░░░░░░░ up to fail But ░░░░░░░░ me just say this ░░░░░░░░ are only a couple ░░░░░░░░ days since the election ░░░░░░░░ will be many reviews ░░░░░░░░ timing and the who ░░░░░░░░ when and why and ░░░░░░░░ as we go forward ░░░░░░░░ books will be written ░░░░░░░░ it The fact is ░░░░░░░░ did a great job ░░░░░░░░ the time constraint that ░░░░░░░░ had Had the president ░░░░░░░░ out sooner there may ░░░░░░░░ been other candidates in ░░░░░░░░ race Kamala I think ░░░░░░░░ would have one but ░░░░░░░░ may have been stronger ░░░░░░░░ taken her case to ░░░░░░░░ public sooner Garcia NAVARRO ░░░░░░░░ ve talked about your ░░░░░░░░ in having had an ░░░░░░░░ primary Pelosi Yeah Garcia ░░░░░░░░ And as you know ░░░░░░░░ would have uncovered her ░░░░░░░░ her strength it would ░░░░░░░░ tested her electability That ░░░░░░░░ what the primary system ░░░░░░░░ intended to do And ░░░░░░░░ would have also perhaps ░░░░░░░░ in a nominee that ░░░░░░░░ t so tied to ░░░░░░░░ unpopular president Pelosi Well ░░░░░░░░ me it s interesting ░░░░░░░░ you say those things ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ review of the election ░░░░░░░░ be predicated on weaknesses ░░░░░░░░ strengths of Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ gave people hope She ░░░░░░░░ a great deal of ░░░░░░░░ in all this It ░░░░░░░░ about winning you don ░░░░░░░░ have to tell me ░░░░░░░░ but the fact is ░░░░░░░░ re set up for ░░░░░░░░ comes next Garcia NAVARRO ░░░░░░░░ there have been an ░░░░░░░░ primary then Pelosi Well ░░░░░░░░ we thought that there ░░░░░░░░ be It was the ░░░░░░░░ was that if the ░░░░░░░░ were to step aside ░░░░░░░░ there would be an ░░░░░░░░ primary And as I ░░░░░░░░ Kamala may have I ░░░░░░░░ she would have done ░░░░░░░░ in that and been ░░░░░░░░ going forward But we ░░░░░░░░ t know that That ░░░░░░░░ t happen We live ░░░░░░░░ what happened And because ░░░░░░░░ president endorsed Harris immediately ░░░░░░░░ really made it almost ░░░░░░░░ to have a primary ░░░░░░░░ that time.”