Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said despite a reportedly “terrible” performance after President-elect Donald Trump's landslide victory and Republicans taking control of the Senate and retaining the House majority. He has filed to run for re-election in 2026.
The 84-year-old career politician, whose district includes San Francisco, has served in the House of Representatives since 1987 and remains in office after winning a 20th term last week.
She reveals her thoughts on the election results, saying Democrats might have fared better if President Joe Biden had withdrawn from the race sooner and left before the party turned against him. did.
California Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi and her husband greet guests before Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the crowd at Howard University after conceding the presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. pole. (Tom Williams/CQ-) Roll Call, Inc (via Getty Images)
Pelosi said: new york times “If the president had withdrawn earlier, there might have been other candidates in the race.”
She served as Speaker of the House twice, from 2007 to 2011 and from 2019 to 2023, and now plans to apply for reinstatement in 2026 to remain at the highest level of government. According to to the Federal Election Commission.
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in new york times interview After the election, Pelosi did not directly answer whether her current term would be her last, but she said she intended to continue to be a force in the party.
“I'm not here to talk about that,” Pelosi told the outlet. “I came here to fight to win the next election. Many times I must have thought I had my last term, but as fate told me, the mission was given to me. .”
The two-time chairman was one of President Trump's chief opponents during his first term as chairman, and has already said he despairs of Trump returning to the White House. are.
If she takes office again, it will be the first time since George W. Bush's first term that she is not part of the leadership of a Republican administration.
The mother of five, who lives in San Francisco, is seen as a key figure in helping to thwart Mr Biden's re-election, although she denies playing any significant role.
