How Does Nancy Pelosi Compare to History’s Greatest House Speakers?

Speaker Pelosi leaving the White House after meeting with President Trump in December 2018

In a recent essay, I evaluated President Trump’s claim that Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) “will go down as the absolute worst Speaker of the House in U.S. history!”

By comparing her record to those of her most regrettable predecessors, it became clear that Pelosi does not belong in the worst-ever conversation.