House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pictured together with her husband, Paul Pelosi, on Capitol Hill on January 3, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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In her first public comments since her husband was attacked, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her family was “heartbroken and traumatized” by the brutal assault — but added that his condition is improving.
Paul Pelosi was violently attacked with a hammer by an intruder who broke into the couple’s home in San Francisco early Friday morning. The House Speaker was not in San Francisco on the time of the attack.
“Yesterday morning, a violent man broke into our family home, demanded to confront me and brutally attacked my husband Paul,” she said in a letter addressed to House colleagues.
“Our kids, our grandchildren and I are heartbroken and traumatized by the life-threatening attack on our Pop.”
Paul Pelosi, 82, has since passed through a successful surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands, Pelosi’s spokesman said on Friday.
“His condition continues to enhance,” the House Speaker said within the letter.
The 42-year-old-assailant, David DePape, is being charged with attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse “and a number of other other additional felonies,” in response to San Francisco Police Chief William Scott.
A source told CNBC the attacker was on the lookout for the House Speaker, shouting: “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?” before he assaulted her husband.
“We’re grateful for the short response of law enforcement and emergency services, and for the life-saving medical care he’s receiving,” the House Speaker said on Twitter late Saturday.
— CNBC’s Kevin Breuninger contributed to this report.
