Biden praises Pelosi, "fierce defender of democracy"

US President Joe Biden on Thursday praised Nancy Pelosi, stressing in a statement that she is a "fierce defender of democracy," after she announced that she would give up her position as Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Biden said she "protected our democracy from the violent and bloody insurrection of January 6th," 2021, referring to the attack on the Capitol building, stressing that Pelosi is "the most important Speaker of the House in our history."

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