CC3706BF-C181-40F7-A765-41F57665C01B.jpeg President Donald Trump expressed support for Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s speakership bid as her party seized control of the House of Representatives in the 2018 presidential election. The motive behind Trump’s laudatory message to Pelosi is unclear. He also called her to congratulate her on her party’s victory in the elections late Tuesday evening. The president’s offer of Republican votes for Pelosi’s speakership bid in the event she faces a revolt within her caucus is particularly noteworthy. Pelosi has long been a divisive national figure and was a major foil for the president on the campaign trail. Many House Democrats in close districts distanced themselves from Pelosi and promised not to support her bid to become the next speaker if the Democrats were to retake control of Congress. (Read more)

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