Nancy Pelosi endorsed Connie Chan to succeed her and later described her views of other Democratic candidates. She said she has never met Saikat Chakrabarti and characterized him as a carpetbagger, stating she has not seen him at homeless shelters, food banks, or immigration centers, or in the community. Pelosi previously indicated negative feelings about Chakrabarti, including claims that he angered Democrats through petulant tweets during his time working for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and that he was fired or forced to resign. She also reacted sharply when Scott Wiener was discussed, sounding upset that he was leading in polls to succeed her.
"“I don't have any idea who he is,” Pelosi says in the interview, which is excerpted on the Political Breakdown podcast today. “I've never seen him at a homeless shelter, or a food bank, or an an immigration center. I've never seen him in the community,” Pelosi adds."
"Pelosi tells Shafer that she's never met Chakrabarti, and that basically he's a carpetbagger. “I don't have any idea who he is,” Pelosi says in the interview, which is excerpted on the Political Breakdown podcast today. “I've never seen him at a homeless shelter, or a food bank, or an an immigration center. I've never seen him in the community,” Pelosi adds."
"When Shafer turns to Wiener, who is leading in the polls to succeed Pelosi, she sounds clearly pissed off that this is the case. “Are”"
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