Paul Pelosi attends Kennedy Center Honors in first public appearance since being attacked
wore a black hat and a black glove on his left hand as he continues his recovery.
Paul Pelosi was attacked in the couple’s San Francisco home in October by an assailant wielding a hammer who was seeking his wife. Pelosi suffered a skull fracture and injuries to his arm and hand, all of which required surgery. Nancy Pelosi was in Washington at the time.
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The man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi, David DePape,, has been charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and burglary, among other counts.
Nancy Pelosi last week told reporters her husband was “coming along” in his recovery, but “it’s going to take a while.”
step down from her leadership role, she told reporters that the assault on her husband made her more open to the idea of remaining in the House.
“If anything, it made me think again about staying,” she said.
“It was not something, ‘Oh, well, since they did that, I can’t even think of something else,’ she said. “No, it had the opposite effect. I couldn’t give them that satisfaction.”
Contributing: Melissa Ruggieri and Susan Page, USA TODAY; Associated Press