Nancy Pelosi: family ‘heartbroken and traumatized’ by brutal attack on her husband

The speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and her husband, Paul Pelosi, in 2019. Paul Pelosi, 82, underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and injuries to his right arm and hands. Photograph: Kevin Wolf/AP

Nancy Pelosi said her family is “heartbroken and traumatized” after a brutal and bloody hammer assault on the House speaker’s husband that has shocked the US as it stands on the brink of tense and crucial midterm elections.

An intruder smashed his way through a rear door into the Pelosi’s house in San Francisco on Friday. The man confronted Paul Pelosi and shouted, “Where is Nancy.”