The first lady spoke about Pelosi and the other Democrats who had reservations about her husband running for a second term. She also shared details of a recent interaction with Donald Trump and what she wishes people remember about both her and her husband.

As Biden closes out more than 50 years of public service, including 36 years as a senator, eight as vice president, and four as president, the last year in office proved fateful in some of his longest-held friendships. Here are four friends Biden reportedly lost last year:

First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday said she was disappointed in former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., over the role Pelosi played in the president dropping out of the 2024 race.

Jill Biden gave a cryptic answer when reflecting on her relationship with Nancy Pelosi, her longtime friend who played a major role in the pressure campaign to get President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 election.

To put it bluntly, Jill Biden’s time as first lady has been a complete train wreck. Even Jill Biden is on the verge of admitting it. In a full-ranging interview with the Washington Post this week, the first lady confessed,

Jill Biden has publicly turned on Nancy Pelosi, criticising her “disappointing” move to oust her husband from the presidential race.

First lady Jill Biden, left, and President Joe Biden listen as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Democratic National Committee's Holiday Reception at Willard Hotel in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) AP

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning to skip out on Donald Trump’s inauguration, Politico reported Thursday. A spokesperson for Pelosi told Politico that she would be joining other Democrats who planned to miss Monday’s festivities.

Biden leaves behind a complicated legacy of legislative wins and economic gains, along with a trail of fractured relationships and grievances within his own party.

On Today’s Rising, Amber Duke and Niall Stanage reveal who will – or won’t – attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Biden administration concedes Trump played a role in facilitating the Gaza ceasefire.

“Americans shouldn’t expect to see TikTok suddenly banned on Sunday,” a Biden official told NBC News, noting that the administration is “exploring options” to keep TikTok from going offline.