U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is not stepping down as Democratic Minority Leader easily.
"Aren't you getting a little old, Mitch?"
Pelosi addressed calls for her to step down because of her age in a press conference Thursday by shifting the focus to now Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) when she questioned why nobody asked about his age when the Republicans lost the Senate.
"What was the day that any of you said to Mitch McConnell when they lost the Senate three times in a row, aren't you getting a little old, Mitch?"
"I don't understand why that question should even come up; I'm here as long as my members want me to be here."
Pelosi claimed that she was merely just trying to "get the job done" even as she asked why figures like Mitch McConnell and John Boehner graced the cover of TIME Magazine when she wasn't on the cover.
"I'm thinking I have a mission for women on this score," Pelosi said.
"As a woman - is there a message here? Is there something that we're missing?"
Pelosi, 74, has served in House Democratic leadership since 2002, and has served in Congress for over 27 years.
While Pelosi remained firm in her promise to not step down, Sen. McConnell is already assembling a leadership team for the 114th session of Congress.
According to Sen. McConnell's office, here's what his cabinet is going to look like:
Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) as Senate Republican Leader, John Cornyn (R-Texas) as Senate Republican Whip, John Thune (R-South Dakota) as Senate Republican Conference Chairman, John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) as Senate Republican Policy Chairman, Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) as Senate Republican Vice Conference Chairman, and Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) as National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman.
“We’ve assembled a great leadership team that will focus on getting the Senate working again, and passing legislation to help create jobs, improve the economy and continue moving our nation towards energy independence,” McConnell said.