Nancy Pelosi is a villain in Biden's inner circle — and a hero to the rest of the Democratic Party
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke to the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, where she was greeted by loud cheers from the crowd.
CHICAGO — In the morality play that yielded a new Democratic presidential nominee last month, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., could be seen as a heroine who risked a political backlash to save her party's chances in November or a villain who bloodlessly, needlessly and rashly pushed aside its sitting president.
When she stepped to the lectern at the Democratic National Convention here Wednesday night — as a two-time speaker of the House who voluntarily gave up her own power last year after helping deliver the legislative agendas of Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden — she was greeted as a favorite.
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In a brief address, Pelosi recounted for the audience that former President Donald Trump — the Republican nominee — tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election and that his supporters attacked the Capitol on the day Biden's victory was certified in Congress.
"Let us not forget who assaulted democracy on Jan. 6: He did," she said. "The parable of Jan. 6 reminds us that our democracy is only as strong as the courage and commitment of those entrusted with its care, and we must choose leaders who believe in free and fair elections, who respect the peaceful transfer of power."
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