Gov. Gavin Newsom's pledge to nominate a Black woman to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein — even though the senior senator says she has no plans to retire — caught the eyes of many political observers, including the daughter of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Christine Pelosi, an outspoken longtime Democratic Party operative, took to Twitter to accuse the governor of "pushing" Feinstein out to aid his chances in a recall election that appears likely to occur later this year.

"You don’t have to like Dianne Feinstein to see that pushing her out of her elected position for a Black woman appointment that you could have made when there was an actual vacancy to win a recall to push you out of your elected position is a very bad look," Pelosi wrote.

Pelosi was reacting to a Sacramento Bee opinion piece headlined, "Gavin Newsom just threw Dianne Feinstein under the bus to save his own skin," in which author Gil Duran writes, "Caesar’s fictional last words — 'et tu, Brute?' — must ring true for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who now finds herself publicly betrayed by a longtime friend, Gov. Gavin Newsom."

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