AP sources: Suspect targeted home of House speaker in attack

Oct 28, 2022 View Original Article
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  • Politician Portrayal

    92% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"She'd just returned this week from a security conference in Europe and is due to keynote an advocacy event Saturday evening with Vice President Kamala Harris."
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28% Conservative
"Often at Nancy Pelosi's side during formal events in Washington, Paul Pelosi is a wealthy investor who largely remains on the West Coast."
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12% Conservative
"Thinking about the Pelosi family today, tweeted Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that President Joe Biden has also been in contact with Nancy Pelosi."
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4% Conservative
"Thinking about the Pelosi family today, tweeted Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that President Joe Biden has also been in contact with Nancy Pelosi."
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4% Conservative
"Thinking about the Pelosi family today, tweeted Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that President Joe Biden has also been in contact with Nancy Pelosi."
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4% Conservative
"Thinking about the Pelosi family today, tweeted Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that President Joe Biden has also been in contact with Nancy Pelosi."
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4% Conservative
"Lawmakers from both parties reacted to the assault with shock and expressed their well wishes to the Pelosi family."
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8% Conservative
"The President is praying for Paul Pelosi and for Speaker Pelosi's whole family, Jean-Pierre said."
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8% Conservative
"I spoke with Speaker Pelosi earlier this morning and conveyed my deepest concern and heartfelt wishes to her husband and their family, and I wish him a speedy recovery.We have been to many events with the Pelosis over the last 2 decades and we've had lots of occasions to talk about both of our families and the challenges of being part of a political family."
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6% Conservative
"Pelosi's spokesman Drew Hammill said he was expected to make a full recovery."
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4% Conservative
"Pelosi's spokesman Drew Hammill said he was expected to make a full recovery."
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4% Conservative
"Pelosi, 82, suffered blunt force trauma to his head and body, according to the two people with knowledge of the investigation into the attack who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing probe."
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-20% Liberal
"Pelosi, 82, suffered blunt force trauma to his head and body, according to two people with knowledge of the investigation into the attack who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing probe."
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-22% Liberal
"Capitol Police, tasked with protecting congressional leaders, said Nancy Pelosi was with her protective detail in Washington at the time her husband was attacked."
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-22% Liberal
"Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was shot in the head at an event outside a Tucson grocery store in 2011, and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., was severely injured when a gunman opened fire on a Republican congressional baseball team practice in 2017."
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2% Conservative
"Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was shot in the head at an event outside a Tucson grocery store in 2011, and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., was severely injured when a gunman opened fire on a Republican congressional baseball team practice in 2017."
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2% Conservative
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to people familiar with the matter."
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-30% Liberal
"This morning he called Speaker Pelosi to express his support after this horrible attack."
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-36% Liberal
"Pelosi was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer."
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-38% Liberal
"What happened to Paul Pelosi was a dastardly act, said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y."
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