According to her spokesman, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will discuss her “future intentions” in Democratic leadership on Thursday. This choice will have a significant effect on Democrats in their new role as the House minority.
“Numerous calls from coworkers, friends, and supporters have flooded Speaker Pelosi’s inbox. The Speaker kept an eye on developments in the final three important states this evening. The Speaker will inform her colleagues of her future plans tomorrow. watch out, “spokesperson Drew Hammill told ABC News in a statement.
There is no word on when or if the 82-year-old speaker will deliver a floor address, but a source told ABC News’ Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott Pelosi that she took two different floor speeches home on Wednesday.
Pelosi, who was wearing all white and was accompanied by her top aides as she entered the Capitol on Thursday morning, did not react to Scott’s inquiries about her potential political future.
The longest-serving member of the Democratic Party in the House is Pelosi, the first woman to occupy the position of speaker.
When asked on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” this past Sunday — before a House majority had been declared — if she would run for the position again should Democrats retain control, Pelosi remained mum.
She added, adding that she had no intentions to leave Congress, “I’m not — right now, I’ve stated I’m not making any statements until this election is completed, and we have a little more time to go.”
Pelosi has stated that the assault on her husband Paul will influence her choice to continue leading the House after the November elections. A younger generation of Democratic leadership was demanded by a number of members before the attack. All three of the top three Democrats in the House are over 80 years old.
The announcement follows ABC News forecasts that, despite a strong midterm performance for the party, Republicans have formally secured majority control of the U.S. House, ending a four-year Democratic majority.
“The House Democrats performed admirably this year, conducting their campaigns with bravery, optimism, and tenacity. With significant clout over a tenuous Republican majority, House Democrats will continue to play a key role in advancing President Biden’s agenda in the upcoming Congress “Pelosi stated in a memo on Wednesday.
House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, who secured the Republican nomination for speaker of the next Congress on Tuesday, joined Sean Hannity of Fox News on Wednesday night to celebrate his party’s dominance of the House: “Take a minute to reflect. It is a fact, “said he. “Washington’s Democrat one-party reign is over. We’ve let Nancy Pelosi go.”