Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked with a hammer at the couple's home in San Francisco by a male assailant early Friday morning, law enforcement sources tell CNN.

The assailant who attacked Paul Pelosi was searching for the speaker of the House, according to a source briefed on the attack. The intruder confronted the speaker's husband in their San Francisco home shouting "Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?" according to the source.

Pelosi, 82, was hospitalized but is expected to make a full recovery, the Democratic speaker's office said in a statement.

Drew Hammill, a spokesman for Nancy Pelosi, said the assailant is in custody and a motive is being investigated. The speaker was in Washington at the time of the attack, a spokesperson said.

"The Speaker and her family are grateful to the first responders and medical professionals involved, and request privacy at this time," Hammill said in his statement.

The assailant entered the Pelosi residence through the back of the house, according two sources familiar with the early details of the incident.

With Speaker Pelosi away, there would not have been a security detail at the residence, according to one source familiar with protocol

these mfs hate this woman

crine

"these mfs" is all of us, tbh.

???????

You also think she is drinking the blood of murdered infants?

ikr like wtf is he on

Not to that extent, lol. I'm just talking in general. Her public approval ratings aren't good.

The right already calling this a false flag and saying this happened because Dems are soft on crime

I mean she sucks as a politician but "all of us" aint out here trying to murder her

Extremist takes like the ones in this section inspire this type of violence tbh

People in this section are evil commies

you’re a knucklehead man

I’ve literally seen people wish death upon her here

I don't know if you could tell, but my comment was obvious hyperbole.

i haven’t seen that but the context is crucial bc it’s incredibly silly to conflate internet posts with assassination attempts

if there was a real correlation, every athlete in america would need to be in federal protection

It just came out that the attacker was looking for Pelosi, so likely politically motivated. People get their politics from other people, some times on the internet. Rhetoric like that (take a look at the Taiwan thread in this section) is irresponsible, all I’m saying

😱

Case in point. You’re probably the worst person here

Hope she sees this bro

this that woman that said she gonna punch trump?

Coulda just waited 2 weeks for when the Dems lose their majority

With that gun culture and all those mass shootings, you'd think you'd see more Americans trynna shoot politicians. But nah. Nigga using a hammer lol