Nancy Pelosi: A woman who is adept in American politics, "ignoring" China's visit to Taiwan

Not only holding the position of Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi also holds a series of other "records" that will be broken for a long time in American politics. Ms. Pelosi's visit to Taiwan is currently the most noticed event in the world.

The old woman in American politics

Nancy Pelosi (82 years old) is the first woman in American history to assume the role of Speaker of the House.

Although the United States has a female Vice President, Ms. Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi is still considered the most powerful woman on the political scene in this country. She is also widely acknowledged as the most adept political figure in the United States when she has participated in the "political game" that has lasted for nearly 50 years with many extremely great challenges that she has ever faced.

Republicans (opposition) often describe Ms. Pelosi as a "San Francisco liberal" who is passionate about Big Government (in contrast to Republicans who advocate Small Government, minimizing the government structure, to free trade and self-rule) and leans to the extreme left when it comes to social issues.

However, her roots are in a much more practical politics. She grew up in a political family, the youngest of seven children in a family in the East Coast city of Baltimore, Maryland, where her father was mayor. She attended college in Washington, where she met and eventually married financier Paul Pelosi.

They moved first to Manhattan, then to San Francisco, where Ms. Pelosi began working as a housewife. She gave birth to 5 children: 4 daughters and 1 son, within 6 years.

Since 1976, she has been involved in politics, using her family connections to help California Governor Jerry Brown win the Maryland primaries while he was running for office. President. She then worked her way up the Democratic Party ladder and eventually became the party's Chairman, winning a seat in Congress in 1988. In the House of Representatives, her work style gained the cred. responsibility of many people. Before becoming Speaker, she was the minority leader in the 2003-2007 and 2011-2019 House of Representatives.

Nancy Pelosi was once among the most prominent and vocal among those who publicly opposed the US-initiated war in Iraq in 2003. This view has been proven true. in 2006, when Democrats won control of the House for the first time in 12 years. This gives Ms. Pelosi great prestige. She was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, becoming the first woman in American history to hold the position.

Four years later, Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives. Despite this setback, Ms. Pelosi has tirelessly faced many challenges and once again regained her position as Speaker of the House in 2018.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives is second only to the Vice President of the United States. Ms. Pelosi has a huge private office on Capitol Hill, with a private balcony overlooking the Washington Monument. From 2009 to 2011, the House of Representatives under Ms. Pelosi implemented an $840 billion stimulus package, following the 2008 economic collapse. She also vigorously pushed for the Health Care Act. pocketbook (aka ObamaCare), which became President Barack Obama's legacy, in the House of Representatives and eventually placed it on the President's desk.

Nancy Pelosi faced many extremely difficult situations when she returned to the Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2018. At that time, she became a "lightning rod" subject to the wrath of the Republican party. pour in. During the 2018 midterm campaign, Republican heavyweight David Brat mentioned Nancy Pelosi and her "liberal agenda" 21 times in a single debate. The move then backfired for Brat and the Republicans as the Democrats won a historic victory in the House of Representatives.

However, in her second time as Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Ms. Pelosi faced two much larger obstacles: President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. US media commented, Ms. Pelosi "met two "great enemies" when age did not allow any woman to win."

But, her political acumen as well as a very special temperament helped Ms. Pelosi win. The majority leader in the Senate had to say: She (Pelosi) never stopped and that got her to the finish line before everyone else.

But the real "war" and also the biggest opponent in Pelosi's political life was President Donald Trump (at that time). One of Pelosi's moments of "lifetime" was sarcastic applause after Trump delivered the State of the Union address, just a month after she took office as Speaker of the House. And the most "horrifying" is that about 12 months later, House Speaker Pelosi tore up a copy of President Trump's speech right in front of the camera.

Another important incident in the confrontation with Mr. Trump was the fact that many congressmen demanded that Mr. Trump be impeached. In fact, Ms. Pelosi was initially hesitant to intervene in the process. But in 2019, she changed her mind and determined to impeach Mr. Trump. Moreover, Ms. Pelosi also declared: "I want Mr. Trump to go to jail".

Although work takes up a lot of time, Ms. Pelosi still cares about her family. She is the mother of 5 children and 8 grandchildren. When she started running for the House of Commons before, she told her youngest daughter, "If you want, I'll stay home with you for another year."

According to the New York Times, the Pelosi family owns a vineyard, a villa with a Z-shaped pool, 100 kilometers north of San Francisco, on the banks of the Napa River. Nancy Pelosi and her husband currently own an estimated fortune of 16 to 30 million USD.

Taiwan visit caught the world's attention

The YouTube channel of Taiwan's Foreign Affairs Service broadcast live footage of a US Air Force plane landing at Songshan airport at 22:45 (local time). Not long after, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stepped off the plane in Taipei, ending speculation about whether she would make a visit to Taiwan.

Taiwan Foreign Service leader Joseph Wu and Director of the American Institute in Taiwan Sandra Oudkirk arrived at Songshan airport to pick up Ms. Pelosi, according to Reuters.

Shortly after Ms. Pelosi landed in Taiwan, her office posted a statement saying Ms. Pelosi would discuss with Taiwan's leadership on advancing shared values, including promoting an Indo-Pacific. free and open.

Speaker of the US House of Representatives affirmed that this visit does not change the US's long-standing position on Taiwan.

Ms. Pelosi will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on August 3, and leave the island at noon the same day.

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