Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, and Democratic strategist Donna Brazile were caught in an animated conversation as the crowd waited on Wednesday at Howard University for Vice President Kamala Harris to give her concession speech.
Pelosi, dressed in a red pantsuit, was seen pointing and waving her hands around as she had an intense conversation with Brazile while Bowser stood listening to the lively exchange. Brazile was also seen using her hands as she spoke to Pelosi.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Democrat strategist Donna Brazile appeared to have an animated discussion at Vice President Kamala Harris’s concession speech.
What do you think the three were chatting about?#nancypelosi #murielbowser… pic.twitter.com/Rfeu1bGFXu— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) November 6, 2024
In late October, Brazile spoke to a symposium for black women in Pittsburgh to encourage women to vote for Harris.
The exchange happened between the three women on the day following a historic win by Republican rival and President-elect Donald Trump, leading to the defeat of Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer captured another angle of the exchange of the top Democrats.
Pelosi, DC Mayor Bowser, Donna Brazil? In intense convo ahead of Harris concession speech at Howard. pic.twitter.com/kR3OEVzyxm
— Kellie Meyer (@KellieMeyerNews) November 6, 2024
Social media responded with their own mix of speculation and snark about what the discussion might have been between the Democratic power players following the defeat of Harris.
“Democrats in disarray: Nancy Pelosi is arguing with Donna Brazile at the Kamala Harris defeat speech,” former Trump campaign adviser Steve Cortes speculated on X.
“Looks like DC Mayor Muriel Bowser in the middle, looking for a chance to calm things down,” journalist Tom Sherwood reacted.
“They’re conspiring to leave the inauguration unprotected again,” an X user said.
Some X users made up snarky fake transcripts.
“Brazile: ‘Those are YOUR fingerprints on the knife in Joe Biden’s back.’ Pelosi: ‘I wouldn’t have had to do it if YOU’D have given him the debate questions ahead of time like you did for Hillary,’” one person quipped.
“The real answer is ‘yes’, Brazile is pissed that Pelosi couped Biden,” another person said on X.
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This exchange during the vice president’s concession speech came as Democrats have been rationalizing why the Democrats lost on Tuesday.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Pelosi, Brazile, and Bowser for more information about the conversation.