BREAKING NEWS: Nancy Pelosi calls Joe Biden 'president-elect' as she DEFENDS Democrats' performance saying they lost seats because Donald Trump was on the ballot - and he won't be again

  • Speaker Nancy Pelosi referred to Joe Biden as president-elect
  • The presidential race has not been called although Biden is in the lead
  • 'Pretty soon the hyphen will be gone from vice president to President Elect Joe Biden - a happy day for our country,' she said
  • Pelosi also announced she's seeking another term as speaker even as some Democrats are unhappy with her leadership in the election 
  • Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a moderate Democrat, ripped into party leaders on a conference call on Thursday after House majority shrank