President Donald Trump didn’t hold back when commenting on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s retirement.
Trump called the move a “good thing for America.”
The frequent Trump antagonist announced via video on Thursday that she will not seek re-election, Fox News reported.
“There has been no greater honor for me than to stand on the House floor and say, ‘I speak for the people of San Francisco.’ I have truly loved serving as your voice in Congress, and I’ve always honored the soul of Saint Francisco — ‘Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.’ The anthem of our city,” Pelosi says in the video.
The California Democrat said, “That is why I want you, my fellow San Franciscans to be the first to know I will not be seeking re-election to Congress. With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative as we go forward.”
Pelosi served two stints as House speaker, from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023.
She famously spearheaded two successful, Democrat-led House impeachment proceedings against Trump during his first term.
The GOP Senate acquitted Trump both times.
Pelosi also made headlines when she tore up a copy of a State of the Union address as it was being delivered by Trump on live television in 2020.
Trump on Thursday celebrated news of Pelosi’s retirement.
The president said, “The retirement of Nancy Pelosi is a great thing for America.”
Trump called his former House antagonist “evil,” “corrupt,” and “only focused on bad things for our country.”
The president continued, “She was rapidly losing control of her party and it was never coming back. I’m very honored she impeached me twice and failed miserably twice.”
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