Biden Calls Attack on Nancy Pelosi's Husband "Despicable"

U.S. President Joe Biden called Friday's attack on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, "despicable."

Officials revealed that an intruder attacked Paul with a hammer, fracturing his skull after breaking into the couple's California house in search of the speaker.

In his speech at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Biden affirmed that political violence had "no place" in the US, adding "Enough is enough is enough."

Biden also referenced media reports that the assailant was chanting "Where is Nancy," the same chant used during the deadly January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

"I am not making this up," he noted. "This is reported."

Paul was "attacked at home by an assailant who acted with force, and threatened his life while demanding to see the speaker," Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill said earlier on Friday.

He was at home alone as his wife was working in Washington.