WASHINGTON: An assailant broke into the US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s residence in San Francisco early Friday and assaulted her husband. People familiar with the incident said that Nancy’s husband Paul Pelosi (82) is currently admitted to a hospital and doctors are treating him.
Two people with knowledge of the incident told the Associated Press news agency on Friday that Paul was attacked with a blunt weapon in the attack. A spokeswoman for Nancy Pelosi said Paul was hurt but was expected to make a full recovery.
Nancy’s spokesman, Drew Hamill, said the attacker had been taken into custody and the motive for the attack was being investigated. Hamill said in a statement, “Speaker and his family are grateful to the medical personnel and those who helped him after the incident. Also, he requested that his privacy be respected at this time.”
Nancy returned to Washington this week for a security conference in Europe. The circumstances of the attack are unclear, but the attack has raised additional questions about the safety of US Members of Parliament and their families.
In fact, two years after former President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Parliament, this threat is at its peak. Paul is a wealthy investor. In May this year, he pleaded guilty to negligent driving while under the influence of alcohol in a car accident in Napa County, California, and was sentenced to five days in prison. Also, the court ordered him to appear regularly before an officer for three years.
