It didn’t take a vindictive President Donald Trump long to lash out at his longtime nemesis, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, calling her an “evil woman” and a “tremendous liability” when asked about her decision to retire after decades in Congress.

The congresswoman’s trailblazing career in politics included becoming one of the most powerful people in Washington as the first and only female speaker of the House and the Democratic leader in the chamber from 2003 until 2023.

She was a powerhouse politician and a thorn in Trump’s side during his first term as president, as she and Democrats worked to block his every move.

The 85-year-old mother and grandmother announced her retirement Thursday in a video message to her hometown, San Fransico, beginning with a review of her and the city’

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