Home Break-in: Assailant attacks the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was “violently assaulted” in their San Francisco home, according to her office.
The assailant is currently in custody, according to a spokesman for the third-ranking US politician, who also stated that Paul Pelosi is receiving “excellent” medical attention. The attack occurred on Friday morning, October 28. The attack’s motivations are yet unknown.
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“The Speaker was not in San Francisco at the time,” Pelosi’s office said in a statement.
“The Speaker and her family are grateful to the first responders and medical professionals involved, and request privacy at this time.”
According to the Associated Press news agency, the attacker specifically targeted the Pelosis’ home and assaulted Paul Pelosi with a hammer, adding that the House speaker’s husband suffered “blunt force injuries to his head and body”.
The White House said later on Friday that President Joe Biden called Pelosi after the “horrible attack”.
“The president is praying for Paul Pelosi and for Speaker Pelosi’s whole family,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
“This morning he called Speaker Pelosi to express his support after this horrible attack. He is also very glad that a full recovery is expected. The president continues to condemn all violence, and asks that the family’s desire for privacy be respected.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also said he spoke with Pelosi to convey his “deepest concern and heartfelt wishes” and called the assault a “dastardly act”.
The attack occurs fewer than two weeks before the vital midterm elections on November 8 in which control of Congress, including the position of House Speaker, is at stake.
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