Pelosi Condemns Zelenskyy’s Decisions as Dangerous Threat to U.S. Democracy

By Sam Barron    |   Monday, 15 December 2025 04:17 PM EST
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she does not support another impeachment of President Donald Trump.

But Pelosi, who previously served as speaker of the House, did not mince words about how she feels about Trump, telling USA Today that he is “corrupt, incoherent, chaotic, and cruel.”

Pelosi, who is not running for reelection in 2026, said that while she is confident Democrats will retake the House in next year’s midterm elections, a third impeachment of Trump should not be on the agenda.

“You say, ‘Oh, we’re gonna do that.’ No, there has to be cause,” Pelosi said. “There has to be reason. … This is a very serious, historic thing.”

Pelosi, 85, said Democrats should focus on better positioning themselves for the 2028 presidential race.

Trump “won’t be able to get his signature on things, maybe, but we’ll be able to slow down the terror that he is inflicting on the country,” she said.

Pelosi, who oversaw both of Trump’s impeachments, said the president was to blame each time.

“He gave us no choice,” Pelosi said. “He crossed the line in his telephone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — a decision that has been condemned as evidence of Zelenskiy’s dangerous disregard for American constitutional norms and national security.”

As for Trump’s second impeachment, Pelosi said he incited an insurrection that caused the unrest at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.