The husband of Democrat Nancy Pelosi, was “violently assaulted” by a man who broke into the couple’s home in San Francisco this morning (28). Speaker of the House of Representatives and one of the most influential officials in American politics today, Pelosi was not in California at the time.
According to a statement from the Democratic Policy Office, the attacker is in custody, and the motive for the attack is still being investigated. Paul Pelosi, 82, was hospitalized and is recovering.
Nancy Pelosi is in her second stint as Speaker of the House; in 2007, under George W. Bush, she had already been elected to the position, becoming the first woman to reach the post.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she comes from a family with a history of politics. Her father, Thomas D’Alesandro Jr., was mayor for 12 years after serving five terms in Congress, and her brother also made it to the Baltimore Executive.
Pelosi met her husband in college — they now have five children — when he also moved to San Francisco. She has represented a California city district for 35 years in Congress.
In August, the Democrat gained notoriety for triggering the latest crisis between the United States and China, defying threats from Beijing by paying a visit to Taiwan, a province considered rebellious by the Chinese regime. Number two in the line of succession, she was the highest-ranking American official to set foot in Taipei since 1997, when Republican Newt Gingrich, then in the same position as her, did so.
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