Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, was "violently assaulted" by an assailant who broke into their San Francisco house early Friday, and he's now within the hospital and anticipated to make a full restoration, mentioned her spokesman, Drew Hammill.
Pelosi was not within the residence on the time. Hammill mentioned the assailant is in custody and the motivation for the assault is beneath investigation.
"The Speaker and her household are grateful to the primary responders and medical professionals concerned, and request privateness right now," Hammill mentioned in an announcement.
Pelosi simply returned to Washington this week from a safety convention in Europe and is because of keynote an advocacy occasion Saturday night with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Whereas the circumstances of the assault are unclear, the incident raises further questions concerning the security of members of Congress and their households as threats to lawmakers are at an all-time excessive nearly two years after the violent Capitol rebel.
Members of Congress have obtained further dollars for safety at their properties, however some have pushed for extra safety as individuals have confirmed up at their properties and as members have obtained an rising quantity of threatening communications.