Fox News host Jesse Watters said that «people get hit with hammers all the time» before suggesting that Paul Pelosi’s suspected attacker should be released.
Fox News host Jesse Watters has suggested that the man suspected of fracturing the skull of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband should be released from jail because «people get hit with hammers all the time.»
The Democratic leader’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was attacked with a hammer following a break-in at the couple’s San Francisco home early on Friday morning. Suspected attacker David Depape, 42, reportedly had a history of promoting right-wing conspiracy theories online and shouted «Where is Nancy» before carrying out the attack.
Paul Pelosi was rushed to a local hospital and underwent emergency surgery to repair the skull fracture and additional injuries to his arm and hands. Doctors said that the 82-year-old was expected to make a full recovery. Depape was arrested and is facing multiple felony charges including attempted murder.
«I want this alleged perpetrator to be treated the exact same way [as] if he had…attacked anybody else,» said Watters. «Because a lot of people get hit with hammers.
