While US Democrat Nancy Pelosi is on a business trip, a man gains access to her home and attacks her husband. According to reports, the attacker is interested in conspiracy ideologies. Prominent Republicans condemn the act.
Prominent US politician Nancy Pelosi has confirmed that the attacker who injured her husband was looking for her at the couple’s home. The man threatened Paul Pelosi’s life and demanded to see the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, her spokesman said. Her husband underwent surgery for a fractured skull and serious injuries to his right arm and hands. Doctors expected him to make a full recovery.
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, who is constantly protected by bodyguards, was out of town at the time of the attack.
The 42-year-old man broke into the Pelosis’ home in San Francisco on Friday night, police chief William Scott said. When police officers arrived, he repeatedly hit 82-year-old Paul Pelosi with a hammer in front of the officers. The attacker is in custody and the motive for the attack is being investigated.
The attacker repeated “Where’s Nancy?” called, wrote the “New York Times” and the “Washington Post”, citing officials. US media found online profiles of the man, according to which he was interested in conspiracy ideologies, misinformation about the alleged danger of corona vaccines and Donald Trump’s lies about fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
CNN reported that Paul Pelosi dialed 911 himself on his phone. He was not able to report the attack directly, but the employee on the emergency hotline heard what was happening in the background and sent the police. According to media reports, the man also wanted to tie down Paul Pelosi and wait for his wife to return.
Democrat Pelosi is a frequent target of verbal attacks from the American political right. Ex-President Trump has been calling her “Crazy Nancy” for years. As Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pelosi is high in the US political hierarchy.
On Friday, prominent Republicans condemned Trump’s Vice President Mike Pence and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is said to have privately contacted Pelosi.
