Dealing with trauma she likened to “survivor’s guilt,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the aftermath of the October attack on her husband Paul by an assailant looking for her has left the California Democrat’s family shaken.
“If your spouse were in a situation where other people would make a joke of it, think it was funny, be collecting money for bail for the perpetrator, putting out a conspiracy theory about what it was about — it’s so horrible to think the Republican Party has come down to this, and no real rejection of it by anybody in the party,” she said. “It’s so sad for our country.”
During a campaign event, former Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake drew laughter from a crowd after“doesn’t have a lot of protection.” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin also made light of the situation at a campaign rally the day the news broke, saying that while “there’s no room for violence anywhere … we’re going to send [Nancy Pelosi] back to be with him in California.” Sen.
“I feel very comforted by many of my Republican members here,” she said. “So I don’t paint everybody with the same brush.”Paul Pelosi, 82, underwent surgery on his skull after police say after a hammer-wielding man broke into the Pelosis’ home, shouting “Where is Nancy?” — a chant reminiscent of what was heard during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters who wanted to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.
The attack at the Pelosi home comes after a dramatic increase in threats against lawmakers and government officials in recent years. Three men were convicted in November of aiding in a plot to kidnap
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