House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has spoken candidly with print reporters about her husband's assault, what she called 'survivor's guilt' and her decision to step down from Democratic leadership.
on Friday. After his announcement, Pelosi released a statement saluting Jeffries, as well as Reps. Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar, for stepping up to take on top leadership roles within the party.
On the future of the Democratic Party, Pelosi told reporters, "That's up to them, I want it to be whatever they want it to be."In this Jan. 6, 2022 file photo Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, President Joe Biden with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi arrives at the Capitol onto mark the anniversary of the attack on the Capitol in Washington, D.C.after the attack required him to undergo surgery to repair a skull fracture, Pelosi said he's "doing okay.
"But the traumatic effect on him, this happened in our house," she said, adding their San Francisco residence has turned into a "crime scene" after the attacker broke into it early in the morning on Oct. 28."If he had fallen, slipped on the ice, or was in an accident and hurt his head, it would be horrible, but to have it be an assault on him because they were looking for me is really -- they call it 'survivor's guilt' or something," she said.
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