Youngkin Turns Pelosi Attack Into Political Punchline At Campaign Stop

Youngkin promised to send Nancy Pelosi back to California to be with her violently attacked husband.
SMITHFIELD, VIRGINIA - OCTOBER 27: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) appeared to make light of the violent attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D) husband at a Friday campaign stop.

“The voters are getting ready to stand up again and say we have had enough, enough of Abigail Spanberger, enough of Joe Biden,” he said. “And listen, I want to stop for a minute and listen, Speaker Pelosi’s husband, they had a break-in last night in their house and he was assaulted.” 

“There’s no room for violence anywhere, but we’re going to send her back to be with him in California,” Youngkin said of the speaker. “That’s what we’re gonna go do,” he said to cheers. 

Youngkin was stumping for GOP congressional candidate Yesli Vega, who is challenging Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA). 

David DePape, 42, has been taken into custody for the attack that San Francisco police say happened early Friday morning. He allegedly broke into the Pelosis’ California home and assaulted Paul Pelosi with a hammer. 

San Francisco Police Chief William Scott said that DePape will be booked at San Francisco County Jail on charges of “attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, burglary, and several other additional felonies.”

The speaker’s office confirmed that he was looking for Nancy Pelosi, who was in Washington D.C. with her protective detail at the time. Paul Pelosi has since been hospitalized. 

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  1. What a loathsome creature, and just one of many.

  2. Then you have this asshat….

    and some responses….

  3. I guess if you’re gonna show your MAGA bona fides, declasse is de rigeur.
    ETA: Like with the Orange One, for whom being a boor comes with the territory.

  4. Avatar for v12nna v12nna says:

    Christa’mighty, are all of these creatures Borgs?

  5. Newsmedia gave Gov. Fleece-em a huge pass during the campaign coz horserace. I hope VA got what they were led to believe they wanted

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