In an opinion column published by the Washington Post on Halloween, Never Trump conservative Max Boot emphasized that while some political violence in the United States has come from the left in recent years — including the 2017 shooting that Rep. Steve Scalise survived and an alleged plot to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh — the reality is that the majority of political violence plaguing the U.S. has been coming from the far right. Boot pointed to the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, as a recent example, arguing that reporters shouldn't resort to "both sides" rhetoric in the hope of trying to appear fair-minded.
On Friday, October 28, the Pelosis' home in San Francisco was invaded by a man who demanded to know, "Where is Nancy?" before attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer. "Where is Nancy?" are the same words that were used during the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol Building.
