Is Nancy Pelosi the Worst-Ever Speaker of the House?

Vice-President Pence & Speaker Pelosi applauding President Trump at the 2019 State of Union address; the president had just said, “we must reject the politics of revenge, resistance & retribution & embrace the boundless potential of cooperation, compromise & the common good.” (Image Credit: NEU)

This morning, the president tweeted that Nancy Pelosi “will go down as the absolute worst Speaker of the House in U.S. history!”

Is this true?

When prominent political figures make sweeping historical claims, those claims deserve serious scrutiny and careful consideration of the evidence.