Space Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pictured together with her husband, Paul Pelosi, on Capitol Hill on January 3, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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In her first public feedback since her husband was once attacked, Space Speaker Nancy Pelosi mentioned her circle of relatives was once “heartbroken and traumatized” by way of the brutal attack — however added that his situation is making improvements to.
Paul Pelosi was once violently attacked with a hammer by way of an interloper who broke into the couple’s house in San Francisco early Friday morning. The Space Speaker was once no longer in San Francisco on the time of the assault.
“The day prior to this morning, a violent guy broke into our circle of relatives house, demanded to confront me and brutally attacked my husband Paul,” she mentioned in a letter addressed to Space colleagues.
“Our kids, our grandchildren and I are heartbroken and traumatized by way of the life-threatening assault on our Pop.”
Paul Pelosi, 82, has since long gone thru a a hit surgical operation to fix a cranium fracture and critical accidents to his proper arm and palms, Pelosi’s spokesman mentioned on Friday.
“His situation continues to toughen,” the Space Speaker mentioned within the letter.
The 42-year-old-assailant, David DePape, is being charged with tried murder, attack with a perilous weapon, elder abuse “and several other different further felonies,” consistent with San Francisco Police Leader William Scott.
A supply advised CNBC the attacker was once searching for the Space Speaker, shouting: “The place is Nancy, the place is Nancy?” prior to he assaulted her husband.
“We’re thankful for the fast reaction of legislation enforcement and emergency products and services, and for the life-saving hospital treatment he’s receiving,” the Space Speaker mentioned on Twitter past due Saturday.
— CNBC’s Kevin Breuninger contributed to this record.