UPDATE: Nancy Pelosi's husband undergoing brain surgery after hammer attack, sources say - NBC

[Yorkie Mom]

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UPDATE: Nancy Pelosi’s husband undergoing brain surgery after hammer attack, sources say - NBC

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Updated with article:

Nancy Pelosi's husband undergoes brain surgery after attack at SF home, sources say; suspect ID'd

SAN FRANCISCO (KABC) -- Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, allegedly underwent brain surgery Friday morning after being "violently assaulted" with a hammer during a targeted break-in to their San Francisco house, officials and sources confirm. Nancy Pelosi was not home or in San Francisco at the time of the attack.

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Police arrived at Pelosi's home around 2:30 a.m. where they found Depape taking a hammer from Paul Pelosi, and attacking him with it.

Sources confirm to ABC News that the break-in is suspected to be targeted, as Depape allegedly entered through a sliding glass door and was looking for Nancy Pelosi herself, shouting "Where's Nancy?"

Nancy Pelosi was in Washington, D.C., with her protective detail at the time, according to the Capitol Police.

ABC News reports that her husband's injuries are "significant," but according to two familiar sources, he is expected to recover. Multiple sources have told the ABC7 I-Team that Pelosi underwent brain surgery Friday morning after the attack.

More: https://abc7.com/paul-pelosi-assaulted-nancy-husband-san-francisco-home-of/12389876/

[spinbaby]

1. Oh geez

The poor man.

[catrose]

10. I know. "Expected to make a full recovery." And now surgery?

Not something you'd choose for the 80+ crowd. Good thoughts to him and Speaker Pelosi.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. Perhaps relieving pressure from internal bleeding so that he CAN make a full recovery. . .nt

[Demsrule86]

19. He had a head wound. Those are unpredictable. My Mom the nurse told me once a young girl

came into the ER with a head wound after an accident. She was sitting up and talking but then everything went to hell. They rushed her to surgery (Mom was an OR nurse) but couldn't save her. My Mom who was a tough nurse wept when she told me about it...the girl was my age.

[csziggy]

33. Yes, head wounds bleed extensively either externally or internally

If internally, the bleeding puts pressure on the brain which cannot take much of that.

While still in the hospital after my back surgery I had a vasovagal syncope (extreme low blood pressure), passed out and, bashed my head on the way down. The hospital doctor sent me immediately for a CT scan of my head to make sure there was no internal bleeding. That was quite a change from my four earlier concussions, long before CT was available, when the only precaution was to keep me from falling asleep for 24 hours in case there was internal damage. Fortunately I have a really hard head and didn't have any brain effect - just a nice dent in my head from this most recent concussion.

[Cha]

21. I know.. that was my thought.. 🤷‍♂️💕

[COL Mustard]

43. I think he's going to have a long recovery. 82 and brain injuries not a good combo.

[DENVERPOPS]

37. Anyone know

what punishment the deranged/brainwashed asshole got who took an assault weapon into a small pizzeria that he had been told had Hillary Clinton in the basement running a child prostitution ring????????

I find it surprising that the Secret Service doesn't provide security for the Speaker of the House, and the immediate family..........and recognizing the threat to Nancy Pelosi during J6 that the Pelosi's had no privately hired security for the both of them and their residence.......

[COL Mustard]

44. I think it's the Capitol Police, not the Secret Service.

Which makes the lapse that much more concerning.

[DENVERPOPS]

60. You are probably correct

but it is probably difficult to know WHO to trust these days.........

Given the fact that they had gone after her and others on J6, you would think that some group would be guarding those threatened.

[hlthe2b]

2. I will be thinking of them both all day. My best hopes and wishes.

This is devastating even while I am hopeful they are just draining a subdural hematoma that they have caught quite promptly and that he'll be fine.

All my best wishes...

[debm55]

36. My best thoughts and wishes for the Pelosi family.

[onecaliberal]

3. :

[UTUSN]

4. K&R

[Lovie777]

5. Prayers......

[asiliveandbreathe]

6. ALL energy for Mr. Pelosi..and swift recovery..Nancy ..OMG..I'm in tears..

Hopeful...

[spooky3]

7. +1

[liberalmuse]

8. That does not sound like he's doing well.

Dammit.

[Jirel]

9. Oh damn it!

The early news made it sound like he was injured but it wasn’t that bad. Brain surgery for an 80+ year old person? Very bad.

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Twitter reply:

Link to tweet

[BittyJenkins]

12. Lighting a candle for

Paul Pelosi and his family. 🕯

[Riverman100]

14. GRRRRRR

Fuck TFG and his hate filled lies

[malaise]

17. THIS

Lock them all up - this is way beyond free speech

[Demsrule86]

20. God damn those MAGA bastards...

[SheltieLover]

15. Fking magat who attacked him...

Healing vibes on the way to Nancy & her husband. 💓💓💓

[scipan]

16. NOT brain surgery according to Pelosi's office

Pelosi was taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and underwent surgery, but not brain surgery, after Friday's attack, Nancy Pelosi's office clarified. Previous reports citing a hospital source said he was undergoing brain surgery.

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/nancy-pelosis-husband-violently-assaulted-in-home-invasion-in-san-francisco/3061711/

[Yorkie Mom]

22. This article says it was. It's breaking news. I guess we'll have to wait for all details

to shake out.

https://abc7.com/paul-pelosi-assaulted-nancy-husband-san-francisco-home-of/12389876/

[scipan]

32. They are now saying skull surgery

ABC News reports that her husband's injuries are "significant," but according to two familiar sources, he is expected to recover. Multiple sources have told the ABC7 I-Team that Pelosi underwent skull surgery Friday morning after the attack. Those sources initially described the procedure as brain surgery.

That does make a lot of sense since he was attacked with a hammer.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

24. Good to hear

My first reaction when they said brain surgery was he had a subdural hematoma

[Cha]

18. 🤷‍♂️💕

[lpbk2713]

23. No one can say it was a random choice to break in that house.

Not if he specifically asked for The Speaker.

[LaMouffette]

25. Oh, my God! What did he do to deserve this attack? Nothing! What did Nancy do to

deserve the vicious attacks from the right? Oh, that's right: She fought for health care for all Americans (Affordable Care Act); she fought to make sure women receive the same pay as men (Lily Ledbetter); she fought for legislation to prevent the greedy banks from driving the economy into the ditch again (Dodd-Frank Act); and many, many more battles she fought and won on behalf of average Americans.

But the brain-washed cult members on the right have been trained to despise her and all Democrats and liberals. I wish the mainstream media would start asking people, "Why do you hate Nancy Pelosi? Can you tell me what, specifically, she did that you object to?" They would reply, "Because she's a Democrat!" and have no other answer.

My prayers are with the Pelosis!

[Mr.Bill]

26. Magats will probably say

it was because Nancy defunded the police.

[Lucinda]

27. ...

[live love laugh]

28. O M G 😱😱😱😱

[pandr32]

29. I had assumed Depape had brought the hammer.

I thought he meant to attack Nancy Pelosi with it--particularly after Kevin McCarthy's comment about hitting her with the gavel.
Did Paul Pelosi pick up a hammer to defend himself?

[scipan]

30. CNN about the perp

Last year, David DePape posted links on his Facebook page to multiple videos produced by My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell falsely alleging that the 2020 election was stolen. Other posts included transphobic images and linked to websites claiming Covid-19 vaccines were deadly. “The death rates being promoted are what ever ‘THEY’ want to be promoted as the death rate,” one post read.

DePape also posted links to YouTube videos with titles like “Democrat FARCE Commission to Investigate January 6th Capitol Riot COLLAPSES in Congress!!!” and “Global Elites Plan To Take Control Of YOUR Money! (Revealed)”

Two days after former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of killing George Floyd, DePape wrote that the trial was “a modern lynching,” falsely indicating that Floyd died of a drug overdose.

He also posted content about the “Great Reset” – the sprawling conspiracy theory that global elites are using coronavirus to usher in a new world order in which they gain more power and oppress the masses. And he complained that politicians making promises to try to win votes “are offering you bribes in exchange for your further enslavement.”

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/nancy-pelosi-husband-paul-attack/index.html

They just say surgery, not brain surgery. Other sites saying brain surgery list NBC bay area as the source, which corrected their article. See my post above.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

54. Hopefully, he won't be posting anything for a long time

Assault and battery, Assault with a deadly weapon, breaking and entering should net him a lengthy stay in a California penal facility. Hopefully for 15-20 years at the least.

And I shouldn't post this but the hell with it, I will anyway. I hope he ends up the way Dahmer did... with his fucking head beat in. It would be poetic justice for what he tried to do to Paul Pelosi. Fuck these thug MAGAts and their violence and intimidation.

I am saddened about this attack on Mr. Pelosi and I hope he makes a full recovery as quickly as possible. There is no telling what else might happen with the elections just around the corner. Be safe and vigilant, DUers.

[Hekate]

31. Takes an impressive "patriot" to viciously attack a man in his 80s

[Botany]

34. Tucker Carlson owns the attack on Paul Pelosi too.

[allegorical oracle]

49. Ouch! Way too close to Fucker....

[PlutosHeart]

35. Where was security?

[Emile]

38. Supposedly the cops were there when it happened.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

56. Did they hear? Is that how they knew to go in and stop attack?

TIA... Been out-of-pocket today

[Emile]

59. Pelosi husband called 911 when the terrorist first entered his property!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

61. Thanks. Was just reading about it. Still a bit

Fuzzy on hammer - guess it was Pelosi's? Probably an issue - but hell, you get whatever you can find to defend yourself.

[LuckyLib]

53. And a large trained security guard dog?

[Evolve Dammit]

39. Why wasn't the assailant shot dead by officers??

[SunSeeker]

46. I'm guessing they were afraid they'd shoot Paul, since the two men were engaged in a struggle.

So awful.

[bucolic_frolic]

40. Getting hit in the head with anything is bad enough

but a hammer? on an 82 year old? Of course there's surgery ... relieve pressure, perhaps repair blood vessels, stem bleeding. I am so incensed.

[Niagara]

41. ❤

Sending healing vibes and best wishes to the Pelosi family.

[peggysue2]

42. Possible he had a bleed . . .

After being beaten with that hammer. If that's the case, this attack was far more vicious than original reports. The family has reason to pray. Mr. Pelosi's age doesn't help him here.

[SunSeeker]

45. This is so horrific. This is a catastrophic brain injury.

He may recover, but he will never be the same.

[Initech]

47. This is terrorism.

Not stochastic, not domestic It's terrorism. The MAGAs own this.

[jerseyjim]

48. God dammit!

From the
"law and order, play it fair" party.

[PortTack]

50. He's more than likely having a screw placed to relieve any pressure on the brain- precautionary

If that’s all it is he should make a full recovery.

[blueinredohio]

51. Police arrived WHILE the attacker was taking the hammer

from Mr. Pelosi then hitting him with it? Why didn't they step in before he was hit?

[Tribetime]

55. Yes why wasn't he shot to death...unless they

Couldn't get off a clean shot

[Tribetime]

58. Yes why wasn't he shot to death...unless they

Couldn't get off a clean shot

[allegorical oracle]

52. Nancy does have a protective detail, but it is alarming that her home isn't being better

protected, especially if anyone is in the home alone. Surely hope he recovers well. This has been a horrible time in office for her, too, since Jan. 6. Have always admired her.

[EndlessWire]

57. I hope Paul is going to be okay.

Attempted murder while you're breaking in to someone's home? Geez, just gruesome. It isn't clear what the injuries are, but I'm hoping it is an arm wound with a bone fix, not a skull injury. It is my understanding that slow bleeds can occur and may not manifest for several days.

It just seems to me that someone was lax in their duties, and I hope we can find out about that.