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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
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.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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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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