A spokesman for the US House of Representatives said that the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband at the couple's home Friday morning was indeed looking for the Democratic leader.
"Earlier Friday morning, Paul Pelosi was attacked in his home by an assailant who used force and threatened to kill him and demanded to see President Nancy Pelosi," spokesman Drew Hamill said in a statement.
The statement added that the attacker is in custody, and the motive behind the attack is being investigated, while Paul Pelosi, 82, has been taken to hospital, where he is "receiving excellent medical care, and is expected to make a full recovery."
The House Speaker, a Democrat who is next in line to the vice president of the United States, was not home at the time of the morning attack.
What about the motives?
And the French Press Agency quoted US media as saying that the suspect shouted, "Where's Nancy?"
During the attack, suggesting his motives were political, but San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said the motive has not yet been determined.
Scott added that investigations are continuing into the motive behind the violent attack against the husband of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, stressing that the accused, David Depay, 42, who was seen by police when they arrived at the scene, pulling a hammer from Paul Pelosi's hand and hitting him severely. .
For its part, the White House said that President Joe Biden called Pelosi to express his support after the "horrific attack" and that he was praying for her husband.
"The President continues to condemn all acts of violence and asks that the family's desire for privacy be respected," the White House spokeswoman said in a statement.
And less than two weeks before the midterm elections of the US Congress, many US lawmakers warned of renewed acts of violence targeting them.
According to the Capitol Police, the body responsible for protecting members of Congress, threats against them have increased since 2017, from 3,939 to 9,625 in 2021.