ollowing the attack on Paul Pelosi, Democrats and the media quickly framed the alleged assailant as a right-wing conspiracy theorist incited to violence by rhetoric from former President Donald Trump and Republicans.
The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was allegedly attacked in their home by 42-year-old suspect David DePape with a hammer as police arrived on the scene. Paul Pelosi was rushed into surgery Friday morning with a fractured skull but is expected to make a full recovery.
San Francisco Police Chief William Scott said DePape — who reportedly yelled, “Where’s Nancy?” — will be charged with “attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, burglary and several other additional felonies.” In CNN’s original story on the attack, it noted that DePape “posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6 attack, and an acquaintance told CNN that he seemed ‘out of touch with reality.'”
