Pelosi was asked about the idea being floated by some that Trump is ineligible to run for president under section three of the 14th Amendment, alleging he incited an"insurrection” with the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The California Democrat said she will leave that determination up to the courts. Her comments came while speaking on MSNBC's Dateline: White House.
The California Democrat doubled down that the courts will decide if Trump will be eligible but stressed why she believes it is important Joe Biden wins a second term as president. "He is not above the law, neither are any of these other people above the law, and we just have to make the fight. And do it with clarity and unity and how we go forward has to be in a way that unifies America, that just doesn’t further divide and nobody is better at that than Joe Biden," she added.