I mean, she no longer holds the title of House Speaker, but the idea that Jeffries is the leader is a joke. After Harris lost, NYT was interviewing Pelosi, not Jeffries. She didn’t let Jeffries take over because she was abdicating power; she was deflecting criticism.
There are leaders and there are Leaders, there’s also party positions wholly outside of Congress. The Minority or Majority Speaker in Congress is not necessarily the leader of the party.
She’s not even the leader anymore (that’s Hakeem Jeffries) she’s doing this just because she’s a ghoul.
I mean, she no longer holds the title of House Speaker, but the idea that Jeffries is the leader is a joke. After Harris lost, NYT was interviewing Pelosi, not Jeffries. She didn’t let Jeffries take over because she was abdicating power; she was deflecting criticism.
There are leaders and there are Leaders, there’s also party positions wholly outside of Congress. The Minority or Majority Speaker in Congress is not necessarily the leader of the party.