Reports suggest Donald Trump could announce his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on Tuesday, but the rumored move has not gone down well with Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif).
Trump possibly running for president again would be bad news for the country, the Speaker said while responding to a question from ABC’s “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos.
The speaker said Trump undermined the integrity of the U.S. elections, hasn’t honored his oath of office, and encouraged strange people who do not share the values of the nation’s democracy to run for office.
“So, he’s not been a force for good,” she said, adding that, “So, I don’t think his candidacy is a force for good for our country.”
Pelosi also said Republicans and Democrats have vast differences on key issues.
“Republicans do not support science, so they disregard what we’re saying about climate. They don’t support governance, so they don’t want to honor what science tells us in terms of the planet, in terms of – of health care and the rest,” she said.
The House Speaker was in favor of incumbent President Joe Biden running for office for a second term. Acknowledging that Biden has been a “great president,” she noted that over 10 million jobs were created under his leadership.
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