I have the appetite for politics, but I don't have the stomach for it. I can't handle -- I don't want to be a political football.
Nancy Pelosi: “I have the appetite for politics, but I don't have the stomach for it. I can't handle -- I don't want to be a political…”
On the recordDecember 12, 2022
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Pelosi discusses her feelings about being involved in politics and the risks of being used as a political tool.
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