Tuesday 6 September 2022 04:26 PM Pelosi's office rejects 'nonsense' report she wants to be Ambassador to Italy ... trends now
Nancy Pelosi's office is pushing back on the 'utter nonsense' report that the Speaker will abandon her House leadership role to be U.S. Ambassador to Italy if Republicans take a majority after the 2022 midterms.
'The Speaker has no interest in this position and has not discussed it with anyone in the White House,' Pelosi's spokesman Drew Hammill told DailyMail.com
A Monday report claims that Pelosi, 82, has no interest in returning to a minority leader role in Congress.
According to Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, sources claim President Joe Biden is holding onto the U.S. ambassador to Italy assignment for Pelosi.
'This is the second time Maria Bartiromo has proceeded with reporting anonymous rumors about the Speaker's future that have no merit,' Hammill accused.
'And the second time she has failed to ask us for comment before airing or publishing this utter nonsense.'
The White House refused to comment on the report, telling DailyMail.com: 'We don't engage in hypotheticals.'
It's not unusual for presidents to reserve cushy ambassadorship roles for those who helped propel them to the White House.
Villa Taverna, the U.S. ambassador's residence in Rome, Italy, is a grand mansion.
The seven acres of grounds include a pool, tennis court and private gardens, while the estate boasts a three-story wine cellar.
Nancy Pelosi's office is pushing back on a report that President Joe Biden is holding his Italian ambassadorship pick for the Speaker if the GOP retakes a majority in the House in the 2022 midterms. Pelosi is pictured September 1, 2022 speaking to members of the press in Atlanta
The U.S. ambassador to Italy is a cushy post and includes a residence at Villa Taverna, which is a luxurious seven-bedroom, seven-acre estate in Rome, Italy
The grounds include a swimming pool, tennis court, movie theater and three-story wine cellar
