Nancy Pelosi announces retirement from Congress after nearly 40 years in the House
Former House Speaker Rep Nancy Pelosi D-Calif has communicated that she will not seek reelection bringing to a close her nearly four-decade career in the House The move follows rumors earlier this week that she was preparing to exit the stage according to NBC I want you my fellow San Franciscans to be the first to know I will not be seeking re-election to Congress Pelosi announced addressing her constituents in a video posted on X With a grateful heart I look forward to my final year of system as your proud representative as we go forward she mentioned Pelosi praised her constituents in San Francisco for having led the way encouraging them to be full participants in our democracy and fighting for the American ideals we hold dear Related Pelosi calls Epstein dispute a distraction Following the announcement Congressional Democrats have offered words of praise to the departing Pelosi Rep Don Beyer D-Va called Pelosi more than a barrier breaker while Sen Adam Schiff D-Calif stated she was the greatest Speaker in American history Thank you San Francisco pic twitter com OP ubeFzR Nancy Pelosi TeamPelosi November Sen Amy Klobuchar D-Minn noted Pelosi is a trailblazer a fierce fighter in a post on X Her facility has changed America for the better Klobuchar wrote Since first coming to Capitol Hill in Pelosi has cemented a legacy of Democratic leadership She was the first and only woman elected as Speaker of the House first in and again in greatly influencing Democratic Party politics to be slightly-left-of-center House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries who took over from Pelosi called her the Greatest Speaker of All Time Not at all were so kind to the Former House Speaker President Donald Trump called her retirement a great thing for America in a text message to Fox News journalist Peter Doocy who read out the president s reaction on air according to Newsweek She was evil Corrupt And only focused on bad things for our country Trump reportedly disclosed I m very honored she impeached me twice and failed miserably Read more about Nancy Pelosi Pelosi California cops may arrest ICE agents if they violate the law Pelosi Tracker shows us how to bargain stocks like politicians Pelosi says Biden should have quit race sooner allowed an open primary to challenge Trump The post Nancy Pelosi announces retirement from Congress after nearly years in the House appeared first on Salon com
