U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has lamented that the attack on her husband, Paul, two weeks ago at their private home was «fueled by misinformation.»
«It’s really sad because it was a flame fueled by false information,» Pelosi warned during an interview for CNN in which she has come to recognize that her political future and her continuity at the head of the U.S. House of Representatives could be influenced by this episode.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives has adhered to the version defended by the President of the United States, Joe Biden, who linked the attacker, David DePape, with supporters of former President Donald Trump and conspiracy theories about the 2020 elections that led to the assault on the Capitol in January 2021.
«There is no doubt that it is the same thing. Inflamed by the same misrepresentations (…) But the fact is, at this point, it’s time to heal. This is not a path on which we can continue,» Pelosi remarked, thus criticizing the reactions of some Republican leaders, who have taken the side of the attack on Paul Pelosi.
Thus, Pelosi regretted that, although her husband was not the main target of the assailant, it was he who «paid the price» for the persecution of the U.S. representative. According to information from security authorities, Paul Pelosi’s attacker hit him while he was shouting at him to ask him where his wife was.
Pelosi detailed that, despite the blows to Paul’s head, he is stable, although the road to recovery is «long» and he is now immersed in a stage in which «any visit (to his home) is traumatizing».
Nancy Pelosi has acknowledged that the assault on her husband will influence the decision on after Tuesday’s elections, where the U.S. population votes for the renewal of the House of Representatives and more than a third of the Senate, while 36 states will also vote for a new governor.
If Pelosi steps down from House leadership, many Democrats expect her to finish her term and possibly return next year to the party’s rank and file, as she might consider the perfect time to step down altogether, Democratic Party sources have told ‘The Washington Post’.
