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Pelosi thinks Biden can be convinced soon to exit race, Washington Post reports

By Thomson Reuters Jul 18, 2024 | 5:31 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi has told some House Democrats she believes President Joe Biden can be convinced fairly soon to exit the presidential race, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing three Democratic officials familiar with her private discussions.

Pelosi told them that she thinks Biden is getting close to deciding to abandon his presidential bid, the newspaper said.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Costas Pitas)