November 27, 2024

‘Where is Nancy?’ Paul Pelosi intruder wanted to know where Speaker was before attack

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was violently assaulted early Friday morning at his residence, according to the speaker’s office.

A motivation for the attack is still under investigation, but the intruder asked “Where is Nancy” during the break-in, according to the Associated Press. Her husband, Paul Pelosi, 82, has been taken to a hospital for medical treatment. Nancy Pelosi was not near the residence at the time of the attack.

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“Early this morning, an assailant broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and violently assaulted Mr. Pelosi. The assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation,” Drew Hammill, a spokesman for Nancy Pelosi, said in a statement.

“Mr. Pelosi was taken to the hospital, where he is receiving excellent medical care and is expected to make a full recovery. The Speaker was not in San Francisco at the time,” he added. “The Speaker and her family are grateful to the first responders and medical professionals involved, and request privacy at this time.”

The San Francisco Police Department confirmed officers responded to reports of a break-in at a home early Friday morning, though the statement did not say whether the home belonged to the Pelosis.

“On Friday, October 28, 2022, at approximately 2:27 am, San Francisco Police officers responded to the 2600 block of Broadway for a report of a home break-in,” the San Francisco Police Department said in a statement to the Washington Examiner.

The suspect is in custody, and the Capitol Police, FBI, and San Francisco Police Department initiated a joint investigation into the break-in, according to a press release.

“Special Agents with the USCP’s California Field Office quickly arrived on scene, while a team of investigators from the Department’s Threat Assessment Section was simultaneously dispatched from the East Coast to assist the FBI and the San Francisco Police with a joint investigation,” a release from Capitol Police added.

President Joe Biden called Nancy Pelosi to offer his support after the assault and and was pleased that Paul Pelosi is expected to recover, according to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.

“The President is praying for Paul Pelosi and for Speaker Pelosi’s whole family. 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,” she said in a statement.

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San Francisco police will hold a press conference at 9:30 a.m. California time.

 

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