Speaker Nancy Pelosi steps down from role as leader of House Democrats | USA TODAY #Shorts

Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement on the House floor came a day after Republicans claimed a majority in the House in the next congressional term.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will step down from her leadership role, ending a 20-year reign leading House Democrats with an iron grip and breaking barriers as the first woman speaker. Her announcement on the House floor came a day after Republicans claimed a majority in the House in the next congressional term.

"The House will be in order," said Pelosi, wearing a white pant suit and her signature Mace of the Republic brooch. As she walked to the well of the floor and took the podium, she got around of applause from her colleagues.

Her decision comes after her party was able to halt an expected Republican wave in the House though Republicans will still have a majority, albeit much narrower than forecasted. Her announcement also comes weeks after a brutal attack on her husband, Paul, last month in their San Francisco home.

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28 comments

  1. You have caused irreparable harm to our nation. The policies you have supported have brought judgement on our nation. I pray that your eyes be opened to the truth and conviction be brought to your soul. For one day you will face your creator and will be held accountable for all your actions.

  2. Thank You!!! You’ve been so inspirational to all women!! I appreciate All you’ve done and stood for!! Amazes me. My only sorrow is how, why you must now go 🙁
    Not the America I know. I pray good things for you and yours and hope somehow the ugliness doesn’t color your memories as a leader too much. Don’t let him (hate) win. Thank you

  3. I moved to SF the year she was first elected and lived there until a couple years ago. SF was a great city when I first moved out there. Today, it’s a raging dumpster fire with steer crimes and drug addicts and raving lunatics everywhere. Thanks, Nancy. Well done.

    1. That’s not Nancy’s fault, plus there are bums in most cities, you should see Austin, and they have a republican governor that has been in office for years.

    2. @RD History It’s a one-party town and it’s impossible to primary her. People have tried but there’s no way. She’s got the big money behind her.

  4. Thank you Speaker Nancy Pelosi. I thank you for your years of important service to our country. And I will continue to send my very best thoughts to you and your husband Paul. And may I say that the courage you showed on 9/6 will be remembered by many women as a powerful reminder that ageism is a word. We are powerful and have a seat at the table now, for future generations of leaders ready to act with integrity in times of National Crisis, and not sit and watch, or 🏃‍♂️ down the hall after a power sign.
    Thank you.

  5. Now that SF and California is in disaster, she’s saying ADIOS w a huge smile on her wicked face

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