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

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.

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.

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The daughter of a politician, she didn’t expect to become one. But once she ran for office in 1987, there was no stopping her.

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.

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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.