BREAKING: Paul Pelosi “violently assaulted” in home break-in. The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hospitalized and expected to fully recover, spokesperson says. https://t.co/4dxkYD1yuE
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 28, 2022
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was severely beaten by an assailant who broke into their San Francisco home, and he’s being treated by doctors for injuries, according to people familiar with the matter.
Pelosi, 82, suffered blunt force injuries in the attack, according to two people with knowledge of the investigation who spoke to The Associated Press on Friday on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing probe into the attack.
Pelosi was “violently assaulted” but was expected to make a full recovery, Nancy Pelosi’s spokesman said.
Wow.
Someone should maybe do something about crime in San Francisco.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) October 28, 2022
Probably, yeah.
All kidding aside, though, we sincerely wish Paul Pelosi a full and speedy recovery. Despite our obvious disagreements with his wife and our issues with his and his wife’s extremely shady finances, he didn’t deserve to be violently attacked.
That said, the optics for Nancy Pelosi are … not great. The attack took place on her home turf, the liberal paradise of San Francisco. The city she’s represented for over 200 years.
Spokesperson Drew Hammill said the assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation.
Nancy Pelosi was not in the residence at the time. pic.twitter.com/TltjUJfhyO
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 28, 2022
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Some people out there don’t feel the need to wait on the investigation to make a determination about the motive behind the attack. Laurence Tribe is one of those people:
This is nightmarish. I wish Paul Pelosi a full and rapid recovery. The far right has normalized the use of violence even against the families of public officials with whom somebody might disagree. This absolutely must stop. https://t.co/TZbcCCqyHn
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) October 28, 2022
OK, but what evidence does Laurence have that the attack was a product of “far Right” violence? In San Francisco, of all places?
Have the police issued a statement on the attacker? Motive? Because I haven’t heard one yet— https://t.co/pWmHEVxeKk
— Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) October 28, 2022
There’s a lot of crime in San Francisco, to be sure, but it’s not like it’s roving gangs of skinheads who are mugging people and robbing CVS. You know, Laurence’s tweet actually makes us think of another violent attack in a very blue city.
San Francisco = MAGA Country https://t.co/78003Z4X1M
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) October 28, 2022
"San Francisco is MAGA country!" https://t.co/I9UGQMpEIT
— Aldous Huxley's Ghost™ (@AF632) October 28, 2022
Declaring that the attack on Paul Pelosi happened because “the far Right has normalized the use of violence” seems like a bit of a stretch here. We’re talking about San Francisco, Laurence. Not MAGA country.
And isn’t Laurence kind of fomenting violence against the Right by blaming the Right without any evidence whatsoever?
Irresponsible and presumptive reaction. That said, just wondering if you were this concerned about violence when a teenager was killed last month merely for being a Republican, not long after Biden’s attempt to normalize hatred of “MAGA Republican extremists” 🤔 https://t.co/MNNsVXZofX
— Five Times August (@FiveTimesAugust) October 28, 2022
I know, right? https://t.co/wjIZ7XOdY1
— Ash and Sack Cloth Queen🌻 (@redandright) October 28, 2022
https://twitter.com/FearTheFloof/status/1585987796912644096
Maybe the attack on Paul Pelosi was politically motivated. Maybe it wasn’t. Either way, Laurence Tribe is a colossal ass.
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