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[Global Times Report] According to a report by CNN on the 17th local time, four sources revealed that former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Pelosi recently told U.S. President Biden in a private call that polls showed that he could not defeat former U.S. President Trump.

Biden, file photo, source: The New York Times

CNN mentioned that the exact date of the call is still unclear, but according to a source, the call took place last week. CNN also said that Pelosi and Biden had a conversation in early July.

The report said Biden refuted Pelosi's statement, saying that the poll results he saw showed that he could win.

CNN said a White House spokesman did not respond to the media's questions about the details of Biden's recent call with Pelosi. However, the spokesman said Biden has locked in the Democratic presidential nomination and he "plans to win."

CNN also said that a spokesman for Pelosi told the media that Pelosi has been in California since July 12 and has not spoken to Biden.

The picture of Pelosi being interviewed by the US media on July 10. Source: Screenshot of US media video

According to previous reports by AFP, Politico and other media, Biden performed poorly in the first presidential election TV debate with Trump on June 27, and there have been calls within the Democratic Party for Biden to withdraw from the election. Against this background, Pelosi said in an interview with American media on July 10 that Biden has little time left to make a final decision on whether to continue to run for election, but the decision is up to Biden. Biden held a press conference on July 11, and faced questions from multiple media reporters, he insisted that he was capable of continuing to run for re-election.