56 Nancy Pelosi is in India (why?) (twitter.com) posted 102 days ago by lsdQ 102 days ago by lsdQ +56 / -0 22 comments share 22 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Agree it sounds weird. I think it's best read with the meaning "the politician who is a top US politician," with the understanding that there are other politicians that could also be called top politicians.
Maybe they believe she has a lot of pull