Nancy Pelosi chokes up in interview when speaking about assault on husband

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi choked up when speaking in regards to the hammer assault on her husband in her first interview for the reason that incident.

The California Democrat sat down with CNN anchor Anderson Cooper to debate a wide range of subjects, together with the current dwelling invasion that left the Home speaker's husband, Paul Pelosi, 82, with a fractured cranium and different accidents. The Home speaker teared up giving her reply, saying she was "very scared" when she heard in regards to the assault in San Francisco whereas she was in Washington, D.C.

“So I run to the door, and I’m very scared,” she stated, visibly choking up whereas describing the night time of the incident. “I see the Capitol Police, they usually say, ‘We've got to come back in to speak to you.’”

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“And I’m pondering my kids, my grandchildren. I by no means thought it could be Paul as a result of, , I knew he wouldn’t be out and about, let's consider. And they also got here in. At the moment, we didn’t even know the place he was,” she stated.

She additionally stated her husband will get better however that will probably be a "lengthy haul."

The assault has affected her resolution as as to whether she is going to retire if the Democrats lose the Home after the midterm elections on Tuesday, she instructed Cooper, although refused to elaborate.

The total interview will air on Anderson Cooper 360 at 8 p.m. on Monday.

Paul Pelosi underwent surgical procedure after an assailant armed with a hammer attacked him on the couple's San Francisco dwelling. He was launched from the hospital on Friday however stays underneath medical care. The alleged attacker has been detained and faces a flurry of fees.