Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman criticized former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday for “blaming” President Joe Biden for the party’s losses in the 2024 election, despite Pelosi previously urging him to drop out.

In a recent interview with The New York Times, Pelosi suggested that either Vice President Kamala Harris or another Democratic candidate might have been better positioned to make a compelling case to voters and potentially win the election had Biden stepped aside sooner. Fetterman, in an interview with Politico, called out Pelosi for placing blame on the president, noting that she had been a key “enforcer” of the Democratic Party.

“People like Pelosi, she really tried to — what’s the word I’m looking for? — she embraced this ‘she’s the godmother, she’s the enforcer.’ And now she’s blaming Biden. Well, you can’t have it both ways. You got what you wanted, and now you’re still blaming Biden,” Fetterman told Politico.

“I think it’s really ironic that you have a woman at age 84 and she is still hanging on. Why not give a younger generation an opportunity to occupy that seat?” the senator continued.

Pelosi reportedly worked behind the scenes to support Democratic efforts to push Biden out of the 2024 presidential race following his poor performance during the June 27 debate against then-Republican nominee Donald Trump. The former House Speaker denied claims that she led this push in an August 6 interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, but later admitted she had not spoken to the president since his decision to drop out on July 21.

Thirty-six Democrats, along with Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, called on Biden to drop out of the race following the infamous debate. When “Morning Joe” co-host Willie Geist asked Pelosi during a July 10 interview whether she supported Biden stepping aside, she did not give a direct answer. Instead, she stated that it was the president’s decision to make.

Trump defeated Harris in the November 5 election, securing 312 electoral votes and becoming the first Republican nominee to win the popular vote since 2004. Republicans also gained control of the U.S. Senate and maintained control of the House of Representatives, the Daily Caller noted.