President Donald Trump has responded to the news that Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), one of the longest-serving Democrats in Congress and a fixture of the party’s progressive wing, is retiring.
78-year-old Nadler announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election next year after 32 years in office.
Nadler admitted that the decision “has not been easy” but argued it was “the right one.”
The move comes as the embattled anti-Trump lawmaker faces dismal polling numbers.
YouGov recently pegged his popularity at just 17%.
He also faces a slate of strong challengers in what would have been a bruising 2026 election race.
Fellow Democrats rushed to praise him.
Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) called Nadler a “progressive hero” who “led the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act” and “spearheaded the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.”
Trump, however, Nadler’s longtime adversary in both New York real estate and Washington politics, celebrated the retirement as overdue.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote:
“Jerry Nadler, one of the most disgusting Congressmen in USA History is, at long last, calling it ‘quits.’
“He’s finally leaving Congress!
“I’ve been beating this bum for 40 years, first as a New York City developer, where he