WASHINGTON (AP) – House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi made a presidential prediction Thursday while talking about the budget.
At a news conference, Pelosi defended the budget deal negotiated between the White House and Republican leaders when asked if Congress was just punting major fiscal issues until after the next election.
“It had nothing to do with who the next president is, whoever she may be,” Pelosi said, to laughs. She finally finished her sentence after a long pause.
“Or he,” she added.
Pelosi, who was the first female speaker of the House until she had to give up her gavel to the GOP five years ago, has signaled support for – but not officially endorsed – former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the only female candidate running for the Democratic nomination.