House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was visibly shocked when she was asked about Sen. Barbara Boxer’s (D-CA) decision to not seek re-election.
News of Boxer’s decision broke as Pelosi was delivering a weekly press briefing. Pelsoi was asked right at the end and paused for a few moments, clearly taken by surprise.
Pelosi said Boxer called to talk to the top House Democrat personally but Pelosi didn’t think it would be about re-election plans.
“She called, she wanted to talk to me personally. I thought she wanted to have dinner tonight or something,” Pelosi joked.
Pelosi added that Boxer’s “leaving will be a great loss to the United States, the people of California and, the country.”
“It’s a great loss,” Pelosi said.
Watch Pelosi below:
This post has been updated.
