A pragmatist in a capital that prizes big-mouthed ideologues, Nancy Pelosi “excelled in the doing,” sbg1 writes, “in the backwards-and-in-heels way that women are often forced to show their superior mastery.”
he sustained this fall in an attack by a violent Trump supporter at the Pelosis’ San Francisco home. The tone of the event was over-the-top celebratory. Representative Zoe Lofgren, a fellow Northern Californian, praised Pelosi as “the most effective Speaker in the history of the United States,” noting her many achievements, including securing passage of the Affordable Care Act and, just this week, the Respect for Marriage Act, which protects the right to same-sex and interracial marriage.
The film makes clear that Pelosi’s second run as Speaker will be most remembered not for the fact of her glass-ceiling shattering or any legislative accomplishment, although there were many, but her steely opposition to Donald Trump. Pelosi, who served as Speaker from 2007 to 2011 and then returned to the post when Democrats won the House in the 2018 elections, at the midpoint of Trump’s divisive, reckless Presidency, proved to be his most fearless adversary.
Amid all the well-deserved tributes, I’ve found myself thinking of an interview I did with Pelosi right after the 2014 midterm election. Democrats had just failed once again to regain control of the House. Pelosi, who was facing questions about her age and calls to step aside as Party leader, clearly felt that she was not getting the credit she deserved for her accomplishments.
From the moment in December of 2018 when Pelosi coolly rebuked Trump—“Please don’t characterize the strength I bring to this meeting,” she responded to his patronizing slight—and walked out of the White House in shades and a sharp red coat, her leadership was rarely ever questioned. Just as significant as her public jousting with the President was her success, despite a narrow majority of just a few seats, in keeping her Democratic caucus together on Capitol Hill.
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