(new: more details from CNN)
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (dpa-AFX) – The husband of prominent US politician Nancy Pelosi was attacked in 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. Officers drove to the Pelosis’ home around 2:30 a.m., Police Chief William Scott said. When they arrived, the man 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.
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.
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./trö/DP/he