Jill Biden moans about Pelosi's role in forcing Joe out: 'we were friends for 50 years'

First Lady Jill Biden said in an interview with the Washington Post that she was "disappointed" that Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had played a big role in forcing her husband to abandon his re-election bid.

"It’s been on my mind a lot lately, and—" the first lady said. "We were friends for 50 years. It was disappointing," she told the Post in a piece published Wednesday.

Amid pressure from some Democrats who said Biden should step aside after a disastrous debate performance in July, Pelosi appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and said, "It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run."

Biden had repeatedly said he intended to remain in the race, but her comment was seen as saying that he should reconsider.

What-ifs

While Pelosi is now just a representative in the House, her position as former Speaker of the House gave added weight to her statement.

Within weeks of the remarks, Biden stepped down from the race.

"Let’s just say I was disappointed with how it unfolded," Jill Biden said about Pelosi's choice.

Vice President Kamala Harris replaced Biden and then lost the election, leading Pelosi to subsequently say that Biden should have dropped out earlier.

In contrast, the Bidens have said that he might have been able to win the race if he had not bowed to pressure and dropped out.

All wrong

In all likelihood, both of them are wrong. Biden would not have won the race because people had lost confidence in his ability to run the country and his mental competence--both because of his apparent mental decline and his unsuccessful policies.

When Harris replaced Biden, she experienced a huge boost in popularity initially but then rapidly dropped in polls. If anything, Biden dropped out too soon.

If he had waited longer, it may not have become clear that Harris was ill-suited to be president.

Her repeated gaffes and inane comments turned enough people off that Trump easily coasted to victory.

We will never know what might have happened if things unfolded differently, but Democrats will have to deal with their decisions for the next four years.