Pelosi told the New York Times that had Biden left sooner, the party could have had an open primary.   12:20Nick Robins-Early As Donald Trump watched election results roll in from a party at his Mar-a-Lago compound,

The powerful former speaker of the House suggested the Democrats could have fared better if the president stood down as candidate sooner.

"The country is headed in a very dangerous direction and it’s due in part to his arrogance," veteran Democratic aide Jim Manley told Politico.