How Nancy Pelosi Emerged as a Media Star and Trump’s Most Formidable Foe

variety.com:

“Welcome to the House,” Nancy Pelosi says to a group of surprised tourists in the majestic National Statuary Hall in the U.S.

Capitol Building as she breezes past them on her way to her office on a rainy Monday morning in mid-February. Pelosi nods and smiles to the visitors, repeating a warm greeting that has extra oomph coming from the indefatigable Speaker of the U.S.

House of Representatives. The woman who will turn 80 on March 26 is moving fast enough on her spiky blue heels to avoid being stopped for a photo or a chat, but not so fast that she can’t make eye contact with a few people. “We love you, Nan-ceee.” A high-pitched salute from a young female fan echoes through the Greek Revival chamber as one of the most accomplished and