On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we're discussing Pelosi’s Power, a PBS Frontline documentary that explores Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s life and legacy, how she gained and wielded power across three decades, and how she faced grave challenges to her leadership and American democracy from Donald Trump and his allies.
On Thursday, she said she will not seek another leadership role in Congress to make space for a younger generation of Democrats, but she will remain in the House as the Representative of San Francisco.
Pelosi's announcement comes after January 6 rioters raided her office, her husband was attacked in their San Francisco home, and Republicans took back the House with a slim majority. Their first order of business was to launch an investigation into Hunter Biden’s business dealings.
Guests:
Michael Kirk, award winning documentary filmmaker and director of Pelosi’s Power
Arthur Delaney, reporter for HuffPost covering politics and the economy
Web Resources:
Roll Call: Pelosi opts to step down as Democratic leader
The Washington Post: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she has ‘survivor’s guilt’ from husband’s attack
NBC News: Newly released video shows Capitol rioters raiding Nancy Pelosi's office on Jan. 6
HuffPost: GOP’s First Move After Winning The House: Investigating Hunter Biden
Huffington Post: Marjorie Taylor Greene Pushes Republicans To Show Pity For Jan. 6 Rioters
