Washington ¨C Nancy Pelosi, a towering figure in U.S. politics, a leading Trump foe and the first woman to serve as House of Representatives speaker, announced Thursday that she would step down after the next election.
Admired as a master strategist with a no-nonsense leadership style that delivered for her party, the 85-year-old Democrat shepherded historic legislation through Congress as she navigated America¡¯s bitter partisan divide.
In later years, she was a fierce adversary of President Donald Trump, twice leading his impeachment and stunning Washington in 2020 when she ripped up a copy of his speech to Congress live on television.
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