"It's not a glass ceiling. It's a marble ceiling, Pelosi told the publication while discussing the defeats her party colleagues Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris respectively endured against Donald Trump in the 2016 and 2024 presidential elections as well as institutional resistance she met during her own rise on Capitol Hill. I thought certainly the American people are far ahead of the Congress in terms of their acceptance or their enthusiasm for a woman to be president of the United States."
"I always thought that a woman would be president of the United States long before a woman would be speaker of the House. With that not occurring, USA Today reported that Pelosi had adjusted her timetable and even tempered her optimism for when a woman may assume the Oval Office. I think it's maybe not in my lifetime, Pelosi, who turns 86 in March, said to the outlet."
Nancy Pelosi conceded she may not see a woman elected US president in her lifetime, invoking a "marble ceiling" to describe entrenched barriers. She cited Hillary Clinton's and Kamala Harris's defeats to Donald Trump and described institutional resistance during her own rise on Capitol Hill. Pelosi said the American public is more ready for a woman president than Congress and noted she expected a woman to become president before becoming House speaker. She adjusted her timetable, predicting a woman president within the next generation. Michelle Obama offered a similar assessment, saying "we ain't ready" and warning that the country still has significant progress to make.
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