WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) – The husband of the 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. 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”. As Speaker of the House of Representatives, she is high up in the US political hierarchy./trö/DP/he