Pelosi: I would be a "transition figure" if Dems took over House

Representative of Minority Leaders in the House Nancy PelosiNancy Patricia of Alesandro PelosiPelosi Meets Parents and Students of Parkland, Claiming Gun Control to Take Over Dominant Dems Rourke Goes to Attack | Remember the second heated debate in the Texas Senate | Heitkamp apologizes for misidentifying victims of abuse | Trump Jr. rallies challenger Manchin | Rick Scott leaves a trail to deal with the damage caused by Hurricane PLUS (D-Calif.) Said she considered herself a "transitional figure" if Democrats took control of the House of Representatives after the mid-term elections in November.

According to a Los Angeles Times interview, although she expressed her confidence, she would return to the position of Election Chair if the Democrats took control of the House, but she did not indicate a time frame for how long she would be in office. would like to stay in this position.

"I consider myself a transition figure," Pelosi said. "I have things to do, books to write, places to go, grandchildren above all, to love."

But she also noted, "Do you think I would make a lame duck here, with this double espresso?"

Pelosi added that she felt it was important to stay in the job for the rest of the period at least. President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Guardian blames Trump for commenting on the assault of a journalist. Five points to remember from the first debate in the Senate of North Dakota. Watchdog org: Tillerson has used millions of dollars of taxpayer funds to move to the United States.the term.

"I feel a very strong responsibility to stay in this office for at least two years while he is president," Pelosi said. "And hope it will not last longer than that for him."

Pelosi became the first woman president of the House in 2007, but lost her position in 2010 when Republican took office.

She added that she would like to pass on the President's jersey to another woman, but she also said she would not choose her successor.

"Whoever comes next is not mine," she said. "If I said," I want so-and-so to be my successor, "it's not right."

Pelosi has become a drag on some Democrats participating in tight races in the House as Republicans seek to tie these candidates to the San Francisco Congresswoman.

A NBC News countdown in August revealed that 58 candidates and Democratic House candidates in the House would not support her as President, if Democrats returned to the House in November.

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