Jen Psaki Says Democrats Are Now ‘In The Wilderness’ Without a ‘Clear Leader’

Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the Democratic party is leaderless following Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeat at the hands of President-elect Donald Trump.

During a Sunday morning interview on Meet The Press, moderator Kristen Welker asked Psaki how “Democrats should chart their path forward” after Biden leaves the Oval Office.

Psaki noted that the next leader of the Democratic party must “seize the mantle.”

Look, I think Democrats are in the wilderness, as you just said before, there is no clear leader of the party. Joe Biden is going to be out of office shortly. Kamala Harris just lost the election. There are a lot of governors and other people who might emerge maybe that we don’t know about yet, but there is no clear leader of the party right now. That, to me is an opportunity because people have to decide. Nobody’s given it, right. You seize the mantle or you don’t. Are you going to be the person who decides who’s the right person to stand up against Trump? Or are you going to be the person who brings the country together? Are you going to be the person who talks about the economy and in ways that people understand? There are lots of ways to do it. I don’t know who’s going to emerge, but that’s the moment we’re in right now.

Watch the clip above via NBC News.