Nancy Pelosi announced her resignation as president of the United States House of Representatives on Thursday. and with it the leadership of the Democratic Party, a few hours after the victory of the Republicans in that body was certified. The conservative victory is only minor consolation after the heavy defeat suffered by the Republicans in the Senate.
Speaking from the House floor, Pelosi confirmed that he will continue as a congressman “speaking for the people of San Francisco”but will not present his candidacy for re-election.
Pelosi, 82, and leader of the party in the House of Representatives since 2003, admitted with nostalgia that the first time she visited the US capital she never thought that she could go from being “a housewife to speaker of the House”.
His resignation comes after the Republican Party narrowly wrested control of the House of Representatives from Democrats. after certifying the results of the mid-term elections held ten days ago.
The Democratic leader, and for the moment head of the Chamber, already announced several days ago that she would make a decision about her future past the electoral appointment and also considering the event that her husband, Paul, was the protagonist of at the end of October.
Pelosi’s husband was surprised on October 28 at his private home in San Francisco by an assailant who, hammer in handhe shouted, asking where his wife was, at that moment in Washington.
After verifying that he was not at home, he struck Paul several times in the head, who He was hospitalized for six days due to his injuries and is now out of danger.
this episode soon was repudiated by a large part of the American political classalthough there were also those who tried to orchestrate a plot, such as former president Donald Trump, hinting that the assailant might actually be a lover.