Pelosi says her husband is still suffering from effects of hammer attack as she condemns pro-Trump violence
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy House speaker emerita Nancy Pelosi discussed the ongoing threat of political violence and the dangers posed by Donald Trump’s 2020 misinformation campaign in an interview Sunday on Face the Nation. After the January 6 attack on the Capitol in 2021, Pelosi claims Trump “called out to these people to continue their violence”, arguing that her husband would be the victim of an attack stemming from the president’s same rhetoric a year later. It isn’t something that just happens, and then it’s over.” Pelosi points out that Trump didn't stop inciting violence after January 6, pointing out the attack on her husband pic.twitter.com/lDGPpzE8Xo — Aaron Rupar January 5, 2025 She was asked by Margaret Brennan about Trump’s continued assertion that he was the rightful winner of the 2020 election, and what effect that has on the county. Brennan separately noted during her interview with the first female speaker that the House that rioters who besieged the Capitol complex on January 6 openly made threats against her life, as they did with Vice President Mike Pence after the latter refused to interfere in the election certification process and cause a constitutional crisis.