Democratic President-Elect Joe Biden claims to have had a discussion with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday but according to McCarthy, he has not heard a peep from the former vice president.
Daily Caller Senior White House Correspondent Christian Datoc reported that during a press conference Biden said he had spoken with both leaders of the House. Biden was asked if he and Pelosi would be meeting to discuss how to re-engage Republicans during the lame-duck session. The president-elect assured that he had “spoken to the leader” and he had spoken to “the minority leader in the House” about passing prospective coronavirus relief legislation.
Here's video — possible he meant Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pic.twitter.com/jEIO7z3yZl
— Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) November 10, 2020
NEW: McCarthy's office tells me they have not spoken to President-elect Biden, despite his statement from today's press conference https://t.co/hQEIXUAJj3
— Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) November 10, 2020
Officials at McCarthy’s office confirm the leader has had no such conversation with Joe Biden however it has been widely reported that Pelosi called Biden over the weekend to congratulate him on his election victory.
Some are giving Biden the benefit of the doubt by suggesting he may have misspoken and possibly meant Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
