Top Democratic Party leader Nancy Pelosi has suggested that US President Joe Biden’s face should be added to Mount Rushmore to honor him. Mount Rushmore is a national monument located in South Dakota, on which the figures of four US presidents are engraved.
Former House Speaker Pelosi made the comments on CBS News Sunday, just days after Biden decides not to seek re-electionHe said Biden, 81, is “an important president of the United States, a Mount Rushmore-like president.”
When asked if she was serious about a proposal to carve Biden’s face into the rock at Mount Rushmore alongside George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, Pelosi said, “You have Teddy Roosevelt there. And he’s wonderful. I’m not saying take him away. But you can add Biden.”
Pelosi’s remarks came amid rumors that she played a role in Biden’s exit from the 2024 presidential race. Concerns about his ability to defeat Republican candidate Donald Trump,
Biden, already prone to verbal gaffes and gaffes, was facing growing doubts about his viability for a second term after a disastrous performance in a debate against Trump in June. Uproar over his eligibility for office,
Pelosi denied leading any effort to pressure Biden to step down, saying, “No, I was not the leader leading any pressure [campaign],
She said the decision on whether to contest the election is ultimately up to the president. “What I am saying is that I believe the president will make the right choice for the country, no matter which country it is – and I said that – no matter which country it is, we will go with it,” she said.
He stressed that he did not put any pressure on Biden and that his support for him is unwavering.
When asked if Biden needed to step aside, Pelosi said she did not think so because he was “at the top of his game”, adding, “My whole point was whatever decision he makes, we have to run a more aggressive campaign.”
Pelosi’s proposal to include Biden on Mount Rushmore has sparked debate, with some comparing it to former President Donald Trump’s previous suggestion that he also deserves to be on the memorial.