Former President Trump regularly publicly hates Democrat Nancy Pelosi. A raid on her house could therefore have political motives. The attacker is said to have searched for her and then attacked her husband with a hammer.
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. The attacker said "Where's Nancy?" several times on Friday night. called, wrote the "New York Times" and the "Washington Post", citing officials. The Wall Street Journal reported the man then hit 82-year-old Paul Pelosi with a hammer. The speaker of the US House of Representatives, protected by bodyguards, was out of town at the time of the attack.
Paul Pelosi is now receiving medical care in a hospital, a spokesman for his wife said. He will "probably make a full recovery". 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".
Pelosi, whose constituency is in San Francisco, is one of the most powerful politicians in the United States. As chair of the House of Representatives, the 82-year-old is number three in the state after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. However, she is likely to lose her top office soon: according to polls, the opposition Republicans will wrest the majority in the House of Representatives from the Democrats in the congressional elections.
