SAN FRANCISCO -- Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of her current term in Congress, which has sparked an outpouring of gratitude from California leaders and politicians.

Pelosi, 85, was the first woman elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and the first woman to lead a major political party in either chamber of Congress.

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Here's how leaders are reacting:

President Donald Trump called Pelosi "an evil woman" when asked about her retirement announcement. Here's what he said:

"I think she's an evil woman, I'm glad she's retiring. I think she did the country a great service by retiring. I think she was a tremendous liability for the countr

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