Pelosi is known as an outstanding tactician, leading the Democratic faction with great skill. Among other things, she played an important role in the passage of the health care reform of the then US President Barack Obama in 2010.
During the presidency of Republican Donald Trump (2017 to 2021), the mother of five and a devout Catholic was the most important domestic opponent of the right-wing populist. Under her chairmanship, the Chamber of Deputies initiated two impeachment proceedings against Trump. Also unforgettable is how Pelosi demonstratively tore up a copy of the text of Trump’s State of the Union speech in 2020.
For some a heroine, for others a hate figure
Pelosi has also long been a hate figure for many right-wingers in the US, who see her as the incarnation of a detached left-wing elite. That was shockingly evident in the brutal attack on Pelosi’s husband, Paul, at the couple’s San Francisco home in late October. The attacker, who seriously injured the 82-year-old with a hammer, was targeting Nancy Pelosi.
Trump repeatedly referred to the politician as “Crazy Nancy”. When radical Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, many shouted, “Where’s Nancy?” Her office was also destroyed in the attack.