The husband of prominent US politician Nancy Pelosi was attacked at the couple’s home in San Francisco. According to US media reports, it was a targeted attack on her home. The attacker said “Where’s Nancy?” several times on Friday night. called, wrote the “New York Times” and the “Washington Post”, citing officials.
82-year-old Paul Pelosi is in the hospital and is “expected to make a full recovery,” a spokesman said. The speaker of the US House of Representatives, protected by bodyguards, was out of town at the time of the attack.
The San Francisco police initially did not comment on the reports and did not allow questions at a brief press conference. Police drove to the Pelosis’ home around 2:30 a.m., Police Chief William Scott said. When officers arrived, Paul Pelosi and the attacker were both armed with hammers. The man then hit Pelosi with the hammer in front of the police officers. The attacker is in custody and the motive for the attack is being investigated.
Democrat Pelosi is a frequent target of verbal attacks from the American political right. Ex-President Donald Trump keeps calling her “Crazy Nancy”. As Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pelosi is high in the US political hierarchy.
