Nancy Pelosi Hospitalized After Fall During Official Trip

Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, has been hospitalized after sustaining an injury from a fall during an official trip to Luxembourg. According to a spokesperson for the House of Representatives, Pelosi is currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals.

Pelosi, 84, was part of a congressional delegation that traveled to Europe to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. Her spokesperson, Ian Krager, stated that she is unable to attend the remaining events scheduled during her trip due to her injury.

While Krager did not provide further details about the nature of Pelosi’s injury, sources familiar with the situation reported that she tripped and fell while attending an event with other members of Congress. Another source indicated that Pelosi suffered a hip injury.

Pelosi’s colleagues, including Representative Michael McCaul, a Republican from Texas, have expressed their well-wishes for her speedy recovery. McCaul posted on social media that he was “praying for a speedy recovery” for Pelosi.

This incident marks another challenge for Pelosi, who has faced her share of difficulties in recent years. Her husband, Paul, was attacked with a hammer at their home in San Francisco two years ago. The perpetrator was convicted and sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.

Despite stepping down from her leadership position two years ago, Pelosi remains active in Congress, representing her San Francisco district. She has continued to work behind the scenes with Democrats and attend formal events, including the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington over the weekend.

Pelosi’s injury comes on the heels of another high-profile incident involving Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who suffered a sprained wrist and cut to his cheek after tripping and falling in the Senate.

Nancy Pelosi has hip replacement surgery in Germany after fall in Luxembourg

Former House speaker underwent surgery at a US military hospital after injury during visit with bipartisan delegation

Nancy Pelosi show with her husband, Paul Pelosi, at an event in Washington on 8 December.

The former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi had a hip replacement on Saturday at a US military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress.Pelosi, 84, “is well on the mend,” said Ian Krager, a spokesperson for the California Democrat.Pelosi thanked the staff at Landstuhl regional medical centre and the hospital in Luxembourg, where she was also treated, for “their excellent care and kindness”.Pelosi was in Europe with a bipartisan congressional delegation to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in the second world war.

Pelosi tripped and fell while at an event and fractured her hip, according to people familiar with her injury who were not authorised to publicly discuss the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Among those on the trip was the Texas Republican Michael McCaul, who posted on social media that he was “praying for a speedy recovery” for Pelosi.

Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after injury in Luxembourg

The San Francisco congresswoman stepped down from her role as speaker – a powerful position second in line to the presidency after the vice-president – but she has continued to serve in the House and remains influential in the party.

Pelosi was first elected in 1987. She served as speaker twice, stepping down from her leadership post two years ago but remained in Congress and was re-elected to represent her San Francisco district in November.

Pelosi undergoes successful hip replacement surgery after fall on stairs in Luxembourg

Rep. Nancy Pelosi underwent a “successful” hip replacement surgery Saturday and is “well on the mend,” according to a spokesperson, one day after being hospitalized from an injury sustained during an official engagement in Luxembourg.

Pelosi hospitalized on official trip to Luxembourg after she 'sustained an injury' | PBS News

Pelosi was admitted to a hospital in Luxembourgas the result of a fall on the stairs, three sources told CNN. Pelosi’s office declined to comment on how the California congresswoman was injured.

Pelosi, 84, is receiving “excellent care” from doctors and medical professionals, Ian Krager, the spokesperson, said in a statement Saturday.

The US military had medevaced the former House speaker from Luxembourg to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, according to a defense official. The medical center is a major military hospital that for years has treated US troops injured in combat.

“While traveling with a bipartisan Congressional delegation in Luxembourg to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi sustained an injury during an official engagement and was admitted to the hospital for evaluation,” Krager said Friday.

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Pelosi is “currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals. She continues to work and regrets that she is unable to attend the remainder of the CODEL engagements to honor the courage of our servicemembers during one of the greatest acts of American heroism in our nation’s history,” Krager said, adding that Pelosi “looks forward to returning home to the U.S. soon.”

The injury sustained by Pelosi came just days after longtime Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell tripped and fell at the US Capitol, spraining his wrist and cutting his face.

McConnell sustained a “minor cut to the face” and was “cleared to resume his schedule,” a spokesperson for the 82-year-old Kentucky Republican said in a statement Tuesday..

Pelosi clinches landmark 20th House term

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will return to Congress next year for a landmark 20th term, Decision Desk HQ projects.

The San Francisco liberal easily won reelection on Tuesday in California’s deep-blue 11th District, dismissing a nominal challenge by Republican Bruce Lou, a former “Jeopardy!” champion, who likened Democrats to communists.

Pelosi was already a historic figure heading into the current Congress. She was the first woman to ascend to the House Speakership in the nation’s history, and she orchestrated massive legislative wins — including the Affordable Care Act under former President Obama, and a mammoth climate bill under President Biden — that will reverberate for years to come.

This year, despite stepping out of a formal leadership role at the start of the 118th Congress, she added another chapter in her chronicle by playing a major role in convincing Biden not to seek reelection after his disastrous debate against former President Trump over the summer.

The episode has strained relations between the two powerhouse Democrats, but it highlighted Pelosi’s pragmatic approach to raw power politics — and her killer instincts for winning. With Biden at the top of the ticket, Democrats were on track to be routed on Election Day. With Harris’s ascension, they got a boost up and down the ballot.

Pelosi is 84 years old, leading to perennial questions about when she’ll retire from Congress and rampant speculation that she’s preparing one of her daughters to replace her — a dynamic she denies.

Fueling the questions about her future, Pelosi is also managing the aftermath of the attack on her husband, Paul Pelosi, by a conservative conspiracy theorist who broke into the family’s San Francisco home in 2022 and bashed his head with a hammer. The attacker was sentenced last week to life in prison without parole.

Pelosi, in the current term, has been a frequent if informal adviser to her successor, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who christened her with the honorary title of “Speaker Emerita” two years ago.

She is also among the fiercest Trump critics, particularly after the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and at least part of her impetus for remaining in Congress was to fight to ensure that the former president doesn’t win a second term. Pelosi’s prodigious fundraising helped in that effort.

In challenging Pelosi, Lou, who’s in his late 20s, had argued that San Francisco was ready for a younger generation to take over. San Francisco voters had a resounding reply: Not yet.

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