The democratic politician was in fact targeted by the aggressor, who, according to the American press, adopted extreme right positions on social networks.
Le Monde with AFP
The chief of the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said she was “traumatized” Saturday October 29 by the violent assault of her husband, Friday at their Californian home.
“Our children, our grandchildren and I have a broken heart and are traumatized by the aggression that puts the life of our pop in danger,” she wrote in a Letter posted on Twitter . “We are grateful for the rapid response of the police and emergency services, and for the vital medical care he receives,” she added.
Paul Pelosi was attacked by him by a man armed with a hammer, who actually was looking for his wife, Nancy, then in Washington. Paul Pelosi, 82, has undergone surgery and returns to the hospital. “His state continues to improve,” added M me pelosi in the letter.
“where is Nancy?”
The San Francisco police said that police had found the aggressor at the couple’s home just before 02:30 am (11:30 a.m. in Paris), where he and Paul Pelosi competed for a hammer. “The suspect torn the hammer of Mr. Pelosi and violently assaulted him with it,” said San Francisco police chief Bill Scott, to journalists. Later he said that Paul Pelosi had been struck at least once.
The police identified the aggressor as David Depape, 42 years old. Scott said that Depape would be accused of attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary and other crimes. “It was not a random act (…) it was intentional,” he said.
The suspect “demanded to see me and brutally attacked my husband Paul”, wrote M me pelosi in his letter. According to American media which cite sources close to the family, the assailant had told Paul Pelosi that he was going to attach him and wait for the arrival of his wife. The local media had reported earlier than the individual had shouted “where is Nancy?”.
extreme right positions
Speaking after having voted in his native state of Delaware on Saturday afternoon, President Joe Biden said that he “did not know with certainty, but it seems that this (attack) was intended for Nancy”. “You cannot condemn violence unless you condemn these people who continue to claim that the elections were not real, that they were stolen – all the bullshit that has been disseminated to undermine democracy,” -It stated.
According to police officers cited by the wall street journal , the suspect had adopted extreme right positions on social networks.
In recent months, many elected officials have alerted against the revival of violence aimed at the American political class, the republican senator Susan Collins declaring that she would not be “surprised” if an elected representative or senator “was killed”.