What happened to Nancy Pelosi? Here's what to know about California congresswoman
Former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, had a successful hip replacement surgery after sustaining an injury during a trip to Luxembourg, her office said in a statement on Saturday.
“Earlier this morning, Speaker Emerita Pelosi underwent a successful hip replacement and is well on the mend,” Ian Krager, Pelosi’s spokesperson, said in a statement. “Speaker Pelosi is grateful to U.S. military staff at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center at Landstuhl Army Base and medical staff at Hospital Kirchberg in Luxembourg for their excellent care and kindness.”
Pelosi, 84, had been hospitalized on Friday while she was traveling with a bipartisan congressional delegation to mark the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.
Several news outlets, including CNN and ABC News, reported that she fell down a flight of stairs.
Her injury and treatment comes days after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., 82, suffered a sprained wrist and cuts to his face after falling at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.
Nancy Pelosi's election history and family background
First elected to Congress to represent San Francisco in 1987, Pelosi made history by becoming the first female speaker in 2007, and in 2019, she regained the speaker’s gavel. She decided not to seek reelection to lead the House Democrats in 2022, making way for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to take over but remains an influential powerbroker both on and off Capitol Hill.
Pelosi won reelection this November and will be sworn in next month for her 20th term in office. She was born in Baltimore, where her father was mayor and a longtime political powerbroker in the city. Her brother also served as mayor of Baltimore.
(This story was updated to add new information.)