Former President Barack Obama threw his support behind House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., at a Democratic fundraiser and called for her return as Speaker of the House.

"Nancy, I believe is one of the greatest speakers we ever had and will once again be one of the greatest speakers we ever have after we get through this cycle," Obama said Friday night at the fundraiser hosted at a private home in Atherton, Calif., according to Politico's Playbook. "And there's not much I could have gotten done without having Nancy there alongside of me every step of the way."

The fundraiser brought in $2.5 million for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, according to the report.

Pelosi served as speaker from 2007 to 2011, at which point Republicans took control of the House.

She has said she plans to run for speaker again if Democrats take back the House after the 2018 midterm elections.