According to Fox News’ Peter Doocy, Trump described Pelosi’s retirement as a “great thing” for America, going on to call her “evil,” “corrupt” and a “highly overrated politician.” The president also pointed to how the House voted to impeach him twice under her leadership.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to step aside after nearly four decades in Congress kicks off a wide-open contest to replace her at a time when her home city of San Francisco is roiled in

President Donald Trump is thankful to see Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) retire from government, and sent her a parting shot Friday morning by calling her an “old and broken political hack.” Pelosi was House speaker for a portion of Trump’s second term and wanted to impeach the president twice.

The California Democrat led her party in the House for two decades. Her decision will open up her San Francisco-based seat for the first time in nearly 40 years.

Breed has called allies, including Willie Brown, the former mayor and longtime city powerbroker, to vet the idea.

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Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) retirement will open up her San Francisco-based House seat for the first time in decades, with eyes already turning to state Democrats to see who will jump into the jungle primary to replace the political powerhouse.

Ms. Pelosi, who broke the House’s glass ceiling after learning rough-and-tumble politics in the D’Alesandro family business in Baltimore, always counseled her troops to “know their why” — their true motivation for entering politics and government.