Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was holding what may have been her last press conference of her decades-long career in leadership on Thursday when she was asked a question that she apparently did not want to answer regarding her future in the House of Representatives.
The question was simple enough, and worth asking after Pelosi announced she was taking a step back from House leadership starting with the new Congress in January after Republicans retook control of the lower chamber: “Will you commit to serving your full two-year term for the people of San Francisco?”
When Pelosi spoke from the House floor after the midterms to declare her decision to walk away from leadership, she said she would stay on as something of a backbencher in the House to supposedly help guide Democrats as they reenter the minority. Read more…
