Pelosi to ‘address her future’ amid questions on whether she’ll stay as Democrats’ leader
by Olafimihan Oshin and Mychael Schnell - 11/17/22 7:24 AM ET
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will “address her future plans” on Thursday, a top aide said shortly after news broke that Republicans will control the House of Representatives next year.
“@SpeakerPelosi has been overwhelmed by calls from colleagues, friends and supporters. This evening, the Speaker monitored returns in the three remaining critical states,” Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff, Drew Hammill, wrote in a tweet late Wednesday.
“The Speaker plans to address her future plans tomorrow to her colleagues,” Hammill added. “Stay tuned.”
A source told The Hill that Pelosi brought two versions of her speech home with her Wednesday night.
Republicans were projected to regain majority control of the House for the first time since 2018 after The Associated Press called a race in California for incumbent Rep. Mike Garcia (R), giving the GOP a 218th seat in the lower chamber.
Pelosi, 82, has been notably mum on her plans, deflecting questions about where the longtime Democratic leader sees herself in the caucus during the next Congress.
During an interview with ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, she said she was not commenting “until this election is finished,” but told CNN’s “State of the Union” that her decision would “of course” come before Democrats are scheduled to hold leadership elections at the end of the month.
The Speaker has not, however, hinted at what that decision includes.
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