President Biden commented on the attack against Paul Pelosi, stating it’s “despicable” during a Friday night speech.
Biden made the comments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was attacked on early Friday morning in the couple’s San Francisco residence.
“This is despicable. There’s no place in America. There’s too much violence, political violence, too much hatred, too much vitriol,” Biden said. “And what makes us think that one party can talk about stolen elections? COVID being a hoax? It’s all a bunch of lies.”
San Francisco Police Chief William Scott said that David DePape, 42, is facing charges in relation to the incident of attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, burglary and other felonies in relation to the attack.
Before Biden began his speech on Friday, he took a “short pause to send our love to Nancy Paul Pelosi,” and said he had spoken with her.
Biden also commented on what DePape allegedly said during the attack, “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?,” stating that the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters used the same language.