Speaker Pelosi's husband 'violently attacked with a hammer' by intruder | Police presser

An intruder with a hammer broke into US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco house overnight, shouting “where’s Nancy?” before violently attacking her husband Paul, according to reports.

The assailant has been arrested and the 82-year-old husband of America’s second-in-line to the US presidency is in hospital recovering with serious injuries, a spokesman for Ms Pelosi, said.

The suspect allegedly entered the house through a sliding glass door, armed with a hammer, CNN and ABC reported.

He shouted out “Where’s Nancy?” - the same question shouted by pro-Trump rioters who broke into and vandalised her office during the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

The attack raises questions about the safety of members of Congress and their families as threats to lawmakers are at an all-time high almost two years after the deadly Capitol insurrection.

Ms Pelosi was in Washington, DC, with her protective detail at the time, according to the Capitol Police.

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