An attack Friday against Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reawakened a growing concern in Washington about violent threats against high-ranking figures in politics and government.
The Democratic leader was not home at the time, her office said. The intruder was searching for her in the couple’s San Francisco home, shouting “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?” before assaulting Paul Pelosi with a hammer, The Associated Press reported.
Pelosi, 82, underwent what the speaker’s office described as “successful surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands” after being taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. He is expected to make a full recovery.
