Pelosi Says Horrific Gop Response To Husband Attack May Have Turned Off Some Voters

  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Sunday that Republicans’ “horrendous response” to the politically motivated attack on her husband last month may have turned some voters away in last week’s midterm elections.   

  “It wasn’t just the attack.  It was the Republican response to it, which was shameful,” the California Democrat told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” when asked if she thought the brutal attack on her husband had an impact on the election.   

  “The attack is horrific.  I mean, imagine how I feel as the one who was the target and my husband paid the price and the traumatic effect on our family,” she said.  “But that trauma is compounded by the ridiculous attitude of disrespect that Republicans have — and no one is divorced from the horrible response they’ve given to it.”   

  “Do you think that turned off voters?”  Bass asked, to which Pelosi replied, “They tell me.”   

  Paul Pelosi was attacked at the couple’s San Francisco home late last month and required surgery to repair a fractured skull and injuries to his arm and hand suffered during the attack.  His alleged assailant, David De Pape, has been charged with a range of crimes including assault, attempted murder and attempted kidnapping.  DePape pleaded not guilty to all state charges at his initial court appearance.   

  Immediately after news of the attack broke, Republicans gave a variety of responses to it, ranging from mocking the incident and spreading conspiracy theories about it, to condemning the attack.   

  Donald Trump Jr., for example, shared on social media an image of a hammer and a pair of underwear with the words “Paul Pelosi’s Halloween costume ready.”  During the attack, DePape hit Pelosi with a hammer, a court heard.   

  Earlier this month, Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake — whose embrace of former President Donald Trump’s brand of politics was a central part of her campaign — claimed she was making no light of the attack despite clearly joking about a lack of security at Pelosis.  ‘ Home.   

  Instead, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngin, a Republican who came under fire after referring to the attack as part of a political attack on Nancy Pelosi, expressed regret for his remark.   

  However, several prominent Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, have condemned the attack.   

  Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that her husband is doing much better after the attack.  Paul Pelosi was released from a San Francisco hospital earlier this month after recovering from surgery to repair a fractured skull and injuries to his arm and hand.   

  “Every day brings us closer to recovery.  It has been a long time but he is doing well, comforted by the wishes and especially the prayers of so many people across the country,” he said.  “We thank everyone for this.  Again, so many who said, “I’ll definitely vote because this has gone too far.”   

title: “Pelosi Says Horrific Gop Response To Husband Attack May Have Turned Off Some Voters " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-16” author: “Marcella Tamura”

  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Sunday that Republicans’ “horrendous response” to the politically motivated attack on her husband last month may have turned some voters away in last week’s midterm elections.   

  “It wasn’t just the attack.  It was the Republican response to it, which was shameful,” the California Democrat told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” when asked if she thought the brutal attack on her husband had an impact on the election.   

  “The attack is horrific.  I mean, imagine how I feel as the one who was the target and my husband paid the price and the traumatic effect on our family,” she said.  “But that trauma is compounded by the ridiculous attitude of disrespect that Republicans have — and no one is divorced from the horrible response they’ve given to it.”   

  “Do you think that turned off voters?”  Bass asked, to which Pelosi replied, “They tell me.”   

  Paul Pelosi was attacked at the couple’s San Francisco home late last month and required surgery to repair a fractured skull and injuries to his arm and hand suffered during the attack.  His alleged assailant, David De Pape, has been charged with a range of crimes including assault, attempted murder and attempted kidnapping.  DePape pleaded not guilty to all state charges at his initial court appearance.   

  Immediately after news of the attack broke, Republicans gave a variety of responses to it, ranging from mocking the incident and spreading conspiracy theories about it, to condemning the attack.   

  Donald Trump Jr., for example, shared on social media an image of a hammer and a pair of underwear with the words “Paul Pelosi’s Halloween costume ready.”  During the attack, DePape hit Pelosi with a hammer, a court heard.   

  Earlier this month, Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake — whose embrace of former President Donald Trump’s brand of politics was a central part of her campaign — claimed she was making no light of the attack despite clearly joking about a lack of security at Pelosis.  ‘ Home.   

  Instead, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngin, a Republican who came under fire after referring to the attack as part of a political attack on Nancy Pelosi, expressed regret for his remark.   

  However, several prominent Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, have condemned the attack.   

  Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that her husband is doing much better after the attack.  Paul Pelosi was released from a San Francisco hospital earlier this month after recovering from surgery to repair a fractured skull and injuries to his arm and hand.   

  “Every day brings us closer to recovery.  It has been a long time but he is doing well, comforted by the wishes and especially the prayers of so many people across the country,” he said.  “We thank everyone for this.  Again, so many who said, “I’ll definitely vote because this has gone too far.”