American Mirror
November 22, 2018
Former President Barack Obama is not only endorsing Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s bid to become the House Speaker, he’s also praising her ability to “see around corners.”
During an interview Tuesday with his former aide David Axelrod for “The Axe Files” podcast, Obama said Pelosi’s “skill, tenacity, toughness, vision, is remarkable.”
“Her stamina, her ability to see around corners, her ability to stand her ground and do hard things and to suffer unpopularity to get the right thing done, I think, stands up against any person that I’ve observed or worked directly with in Washington during my lifetime,” Obama said.
“Nancy Pelosi, when the history is written, will go down as one of the most effective legislative leaders that this country has ever seen,” Obama suggested, which many will undoubtedly dispute.
Barack Obama: “Nancy Pelosi, when the history is written, will go down as one of the most effective legislative leaders that this country has ever seen.” (via CNN) pic.twitter.com/yclhKG9mlT
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 21, 2018
Obama gushing over Pelosi comes as she is currently facing arguably the strongest politcal headwinds of her career.
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Earlier this week, 16 House Democrats signed and sent a letter vowing to oppose Pelosi’s bid for the speakership.
After Pelosi said 14 of the 16 Democrat members who signed a letter in opposition to her bid for Speaker are men — implying sexism was in play — Obama swooped to her defense on Tuesday and tried to clean up her mess.
This has been quite a week for Obama, who made a slew of eyebrow raising comments on Monday.
While speaking at the Obama Foundation in Chicago on Monday, the former president used a disgusting term on Monday when discussing officials who do not cower to his demands.
“You start think, ya know what, this alderman is a…