Now, this was a truly close call…
Her emotional response has touched the internet’s heart …
Now, we all know Nancy Pelosi
She is the only woman to ever hold the position of House Speaker.
After getting voted in 2006, she represented the House until 2011 and then again in 2018 after the Democrats took back the majority.
She’s had a long political history.
Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the Democratic Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro Jr who gave her the responsibility of keeping track of people that owed him political favors.
She went from strength to strength.
At the age of forty-seven, she was encouraged to run for congresswoman by another female politician and managed to secure the seat. She was sworn in with her father beside her side in what has been described as a “touching” moment.
Pelosi was a trailblazer.
While others shied away from topics that were regarded as “controversial” at the time, Pelosi took control of them, becoming an advocate for LGBTQ rights and the AIDS crisis.
She was backed by other prominent politicians at the time, including Rep. Chuck Schumer.
After Dick Gephardt stepped down as minority leader, Pelosi took on the role, becoming the first woman to ever lead a party in Congress.
But things aren’t perfect.
While she was a trailblazer back in the day, these days it seems as though she’s losing her popularity.
SHe was recently re-elected.
But just by a slight margin. She received a total of 216 votes with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy receiving 209.
People were not happy.
One of those members is Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin who said:
“I’m not supporting the Speaker. I’ll be voting present because no one stepped up to run against her. It’s a commitment that I made in March of 2018 before I was elected.”
“She is very aware of the fact that with a slim majority – with some members who voted against her two years ago – there is gonna have to be an effort to persuade them that that was then and this is now.”
“We cannot afford to have uncertainty about the speakership,” Connolly added.
And now Pelosi has been hit with more bad news.
As her husband Paul was brutally attacked by an intruder to their home this weekend.
This marks a major moment in the USAs growing political unrest and viilence.
The intruder was reportedly screaming, “Where is Nancy?”
He was a proponent of far-right conspiracy theories and had made many worrying online posts.
“A violent man broke into our family home, demanded to confront me and brutally attacked my husband Paul,” Nancy shared.
“Our children, our grandchildren and I are heartbroken and traumatized by the life-threatening attack on our Pop.”
“We are grateful for the quick response of law enforcement and emergency services, and for the life-saving medical care he is receiving.”
“Please know that the outpouring of prayers and warm wishes from so many in the Congress is a comfort to our family and is helping Paul make progress with his recovery.”
Paul is currently in hospital but expected to make a full recovery, while his attacker faces attempted murder charges.