WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hospitalized after she “sustained an injury” throughout an official engagement in Luxembourg, based on a spokesman.
Pelosi, 84, was in Europe to mark the eightieth anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World Conflict II. Her spokesman, Ian Krager, mentioned in an announcement that she is “currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals” and is unable to attend the rest of occasions on her journey.
He didn’t describe the character of her damage or give any further particulars.
Pelosi “looks forward to returning home to the U.S. soon,” Krager mentioned.
Pelosi, who was first elected in 1987 and served as speaker twice, stepped down from her management submit two years in the past however remained in Congress and was re-elected to characterize her San Francisco district in November.
She has remained energetic within the two years since she left the highest job, working with Democrats behind the scenes and in public and attending official occasions. She attended the Kennedy Middle Honors in Washington final weekend and was on the Senate ground Monday to attend the swearing in of her former Democratic Home colleagues, Adam Schiff of California and Andy Kim of New Jersey.
The previous speaker’s unspecified damage comes days after Senate Republican Chief Mitch McConnelltripped and fell within the Senate, spraining his wrist and chopping his face. McConnell, who’s stepping down from his management submit on the finish of the 12 months, missed Senate votes on Thursday after experiencing some stiffness in his leg from the autumn, his workplace mentioned.