Sunday 30 October 2022 02:28 AM Nancy Pelosi breaks her silence on brutal attack suffered by her husband Paul trends now
Nancy Pelosi on Saturday evening said she was 'heartbroken and traumatized' by the pre-dawn attack on her husband Paul inside their San Francisco home, but said his 'condition continues to improve'.
Paul Pelosi, the 82-year-old husband of the Speaker of the House, was violently assaulted by a hammer-wielding intruder in the early hours of Friday.
Nancy Pelosi was in Washington DC at the time, and flew to California on Friday to be by his bedside.
On Saturday, she issued a statement thanking well-wishers for their support and praising the first responders who came to his aid.
'Yesterday morning, a violent man broke into our family home, demanded to confront me and brutally attacked my husband Paul,' she wrote, in a letter to her colleagues.
Nancy Pelosi is pictured in December 2019 at a dinner with her husband Paul. In the early hours of Friday an intruder broke into their home and attacked him with a hammer
'Our children, our grandchildren and I are heartbroken and traumatized by the life-threatening attack on our Pop.
'We are grateful for the quick response of law enforcement and emergency services, and for the life-saving medical care he is receiving.'
Pelosi said that her husband was grateful for the support he had received from politicians across the nation.
'Please know that the outpouring of prayers and warm wishes from so many in the Congress is a comfort to our family and is helping Paul make progress with his recovery. His condition continues to improve,' she wrote.
She concluded with a Biblical quotation, saying they had been 'comforted by the words of the Book of Isaiah: “Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”'
Aerial footage showed broken panes and shatter glass at the backdoor of Pelosi's home
FBI agents work outside the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi where her husband Paul Pelosi was 'violently assaulted' after a break-in at their house
David DePape, 42, was identified as the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul with a hammer at their San Francisco home in the early hours of Friday morning
Joe Biden on Saturday said that the attack appeared to have been 'intended for Nancy.' He spent Friday evening condemning the political rhetoric that whipped up frenzied, disturbed individuals to take extreme action.
Biden said Pelosi 'seems to be doing a lot better' after surgery.
Pelosi's attacker, 42-year-old David DePape, faces attempted murder charges. He is believed to have broken into the home around 2:30am, yelling: 'Where's Nancy?' - a cry held on January 6 as rioters stormed the Capitol.
Pelosi's son, Paul Jr, said on Saturday he was optimistic about his father's chances of making a recovery.
'So far so good, so far so good,' he told Fox News Digital outside Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
On Friday, Paul Jr was at the family home in San Francisco, and thanked well-wishers for their support.
Joe Biden, seen on Saturday in Wilmington, Delaware with his granddaughter Natalie, said that he had heard Paul Pelosi 'seems to be doing a lot better' after surgery
Paul Pelosi Jr is seen on Saturday outside the San Francisco hospital where his father is recovering
Pelosi is seen on Friday near his parents' house, and thanked well-wishers for their support
Nancy Pelosi's spokesman on Friday said he had undergone surgery for his fractured skull and limbs, and was expected to make a full recovery.
'Earlier this morning, Paul Pelosi was attacked at home by an assailant who acted with force, and threatened his life while demanding to see the Speaker,' said Drew Hammill, spokesperson for Speaker Pelosi.
'Mr Pelosi was admitted to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital where he underwent successful surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands.
'His doctors expect a full recovery.'
Police are yet to ascribe a motive for DePape's attack, but online accounts illustrated a highly-disturbed and suicidal individual with hallucinations and far-Right fixations.
DePape's daughter said her father is 'consumed by darkness' and sexually abused her and her brothers when they were children.
Inti Gonzalez blogged about him on Friday, writing in the post, which has since been taken down, that her mother met DePape - whom she describes as her father - in Maui when she was pregnant with her. The couple moved to the Bay Area soon after Gonzalez was born.
Her mother Oxane 'Gypsy' Taub, 53, is in prison on 2021 child abuse charges.
Oxane 'Gypsy' Taub, who once protested naked in front of San Francisco City Hall (above), was convicted in 2021 for child abuse after stalking and harassing a 14-year-old boy
Taub (right, pictured with Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape in 2013) was accused of sending messages to a former friend of her son, telling the minor that she wanted to date him and trying to lure him to meet with her secretly
Taub, pictured at a naked wedding ceremony by San Francisco City Hall, was arrested in 2019 and convicted of her crimes against the 14-year-old boy in 2021
The daughter of the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul with a hammer early Friday morning says that he's 'consumed by darkness' and sexually abused both her and her brothers before their mother left him
Prosecutors said Taub, who once protested naked in front of San Francisco City Hall, had been stalking a 14-year-old boy, sending him emails and messages and trying to lure him to secretly meet with her.
DePape cut off contact with Taub and her
