The still Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has acknowledged that the assault her husband, Paul, suffered in his own home did not motivate her to resign from the Democratic leadership of the lower house.
«No, it had the opposite effect (…) In any case, it made me think about staying», Pelosi assured, questioned by the media if that tragic episode was one of the arguments that motivated her to abandon her position as head of the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives.
Pelosi has pointed out that, after almost 20 years as Democratic leader in the House, it was time to leave office and do other types of activities such as «dancing» or «singing». «There’s a life out there, right?» she said, according to ABC News.
Regarding her husband’s recovery, Pelosi reported that he is progressing favorably and «is doing well», although she stressed that the most traumatic part of the situation was that the assault took place in his private home in San Francisco.
On a personal level, she acknowledged feeling guilty because her husband was the main victim of an assault that, predictably, was aimed at her, since the attacker was always asking «Where is Nancy?
«If he had fallen, slipped on the ice or had an accident and hurt his head, that would be horrible, but for it to be an assault against him because they were looking for me…. They call it ‘survivor’s guilt’ or something like that,» he admitted.
Pelosi announced her resignation from the leadership of the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives on Thursday, just hours after the victory of the Republicans in the Lower House was certified.
The representative confirmed that she would continue to serve as a congresswoman «speaking for the people of San Francisco,» but will not run for re-election to the Democratic leadership. «The time has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I respect so much,» she said.
