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Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was "violently assaulted" by someone who broke into his San Francisco home early Friday, according to her spokesperson.

The suspect is in custody, her spokesperson, Drew Hammill, said in a statement.

Paul Pelosi, 82, is in the hospital and "is expected to make a full recovery," Hammill said. But two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News his injuries are "significant."

The suspect was armed with a hammer and allegedly entered the house through a sliding glass door, law enforcement sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

The break-in is suspected to be targeted, the sources said, adding that the individual was apparently looking for the House speaker herself.

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The assailant was looked for the speaker and before assaulting Paul Pelosi, shouted, “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy,” according to an individual who was briefed on the attack.

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I believe that the world has changed in ways that encourages the whackadoodles and that allows them to carry out their crazy ideas more easily than in the past. Certainly technology (online forums, Twitter, whatever) has allowed the wingnuts to congregate easily, to share crazy ideas, and to feed their anger. I think our societal norms have changed, too, and that we are more polarized than ever. We are drifting away from being a civilized society.

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Originally posted by wtg:
The whackadoodles are on both ends of the spectrum - witness the congressional baseball game shooting and the guy who wanted to kill Kavanaugh.

Mik may be right about the proportions not having changed much, but I believe that the world has changed in ways that encourages the whackadoodles and that allows them to carry out their crazy ideas more easily than in the past. Certainly technology (online forums, Twitter, whatever) has allowed the wingnuts to congregate easily, to share crazy ideas, and to feed their anger. I think our societal norms have changed, too, and that we are more polarized than ever. We are drifting away from being a civilized society.

I think this trend is going to continue, and I don't know what the solution is.

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I beat you to it (no pun intended).

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Originally posted by wtg:

The break-in is suspected to be targeted, the sources said, adding that the individual was apparently looking for the House speaker herself.

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The assailant was looked for the speaker and before assaulting Paul Pelosi, shouted, “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy,” according to an individual who was briefed on the attack.