Ex-US House speaker Nancy Pelosi, 84, hospitalised after injury in Luxembourg
Earlier this week, Republican leader Mitch McConnell, 82, was hurt after falling in the Capitol
Former US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi was injured on a trip to Luxembourg and has been admitted to a hospital for evaluation, her office said in a statement on Friday.
Pelosi, 84, was the first woman to serve as speaker of the House and had also been a long-time leader of the House Democratic Caucus.
“While travelling with a bipartisan Congressional delegation in Luxembourg to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi sustained an injury during an official engagement and was admitted to the hospital for evaluation,” Pelosi spokesman Ian Krager said in a statement.
“Speaker Emerita Pelosi is currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals. She continues to work,” he added, but did not say what caused Pelosi’s injury.
She is the second senior member of Congress to suffer an injury this week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, 82, sustained minor injuries after falling in the Capitol.
Like Pelosi, McConnell did not seek another stint as leader in party elections that were held following November’s elections. He will be succeeded when the new Congress is sworn in on January 3 by 63-year-old South Dakota Senator Jon Thune.
