Longtime New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd is stirring the pot with her latest article, labeling the Democratic Party’s move to replace President Joe Biden as a “coup.” Dowd’s piece delves into the behind-the-scenes maneuvers by top Democratic leaders to sideline Biden and install Kamala Harris as the new 2024 nominee, despite Biden initially being expected to lead the ticket.

Dowd details how figures like Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and Barack Obama orchestrated the transition, even as they publicly supported Biden. “Democrat after Democrat who had been close to Biden before conspiring to push him out had to confess to cable anchors that they had not been able to talk to the president, who was sulking in his tent,” Dowd wrote, describing the isolation Biden faced during the process.

Nancy Pelosi awkwardly chants “WE LOVE JOE” weeks after leading a coup to knife him in the back

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The columnist suggests that the shift was carefully staged to appear as a smooth transition, with party leaders praising Biden’s time in office even as they pushed him out. Dowd also touches on the old tensions between Biden and Obama, noting that Biden resented being sidelined again by the man who once backed Hillary Clinton over him.

Nancy Pelosi disenfranchised 14 million Democrat primary voters and ended Joe Biden’s 52 year political career in a coup:

“I did what I had to do…my concern was not about the president, it was about his campaign.”

This is not the party of Democracy…

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Despite her criticism, Dowd acknowledges that the party’s decision to replace Biden may have been the right call, preventing what could have been a disastrous campaign. Her analysis offers an unvarnished view of the power struggles within the Democratic Party and raises questions about the true nature of Biden’s departure from the race.