Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi was spotted by C-SPAN cameras on Wednesday in a heated exchange with Democratic strategist Donna Brazile at Vice President Kamala Harris’ concession speech.
Pelosi and Brazile, who twice served as acting chairman of the Democratic National Committee, can be seen gesticulating as the camera lingers on them for several seconds.
Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C. stood among them, while Tom Perez, a former DNC chairman, Secretary of Labor and Biden White House official, hovered nearby.
The images were shared on X by former Trump campaign official Steve Cortes.
“Democrats in disarray: Nancy Pelosi argues with Donna Brazile during Kamala Harris’ defeat speech,” Cortes wrote.
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (right) was caught on camera in a heated exchange with former acting DNC Chair Donna Brazile (left) as Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser (center) stood between them
A number of Trump-leaning
Pelosi was among those in the Democratic leadership who told Biden to step aside after his disastrous debate against Trump in late June.
After months of polling showing voters concerned about the 81-year-old’s age, it was on full display in Atlanta for 90 minutes, sparking panic.
On July 21, Biden announced he was dropping out of the race – just hours later he endorsed Harris.
On Tuesday night, Harris was defeated by Trump – and could end up losing all seven battleground states.
She conceded the election to Trump in a speech Wednesday afternoon on the quad of Howard University, the same location where she would have announced victory the night before.
There was a sadness in the air on Howard’s campus as Harris supporters told DailyMail.com they were incredibly sad and came to hear her speak and be around other Democrats as a source of comfort.
Donna Brazile (left) claimed in a post on
Moreover, the mood among Democratic Party officials was tense.
When DailyMail.com reached out to DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison for comment, he replied, “Not now,” as he quickly walked away next to Perez.
However, Brazile denied that she and Pelosi were engaged in any kind of blame game.
“What stupidity,” she wrote on
“Folks, this is the Trump era: lies, disinformation and gossip,” she continued. “What happened to the US?”
When DailyMail.com contacted Pelosi’s spokesperson about the conversation, he shared Brazile’s tweet.