All right. And now to a CNN exclusive, chilling new details about the attack on the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. A source familiar with the incident tells CNN that the suspected assailant had a bag of zip ties during the break in on Friday. Paul Pelosi is still recovering in a hospital this morning. He suffered a skull fracture and injuries to his hands and right arm when he was struck with a hammer. President Biden speaking about the attack for the first time and blasting those who have propped up conspiracy theories It's one thing to condemn the violence, but you can't condemn the violence unless you condemn those people. Continue to argue the election was not real that is being stolen. That all the all the Milwaukee that's been put out there to undermine democracy CNN Sunlen Serfaty has more from Washington. Sunlen, we're also hearing from the House speaker for the first time since this attack. What does she have to say? That's right, Fred. And you can really hear the raw emotion in her voice when she put out this statement using words like heartbreaking and traumatizing to describe this attack. That happened on her husband. And she says in court in part, quote, Friday morning, a violent man broke into our family home, demanded to confront me and brutally attacked my husband, Paul. Our children, our grandchildren and I are heartbroken and traumatized by the life threatening attack on our pop. We are grateful for the quick response of law enforcement and emergency services and for the lifesaving medical care he is receiving. And one part of good news in this statement, she does mention that her husband is continuing to have a better condition, he says. She says every day his condition gets better. This was her first statement coming from her own voice since the attack on Friday. And this was a dear colleague that was sent to members and staff on Capitol Hill. And it comes also at a time that there is heightened anxiety about members and their family members, personal safety and a lot of lawmakers are frustrated. They also received a letter yesterday from the House sergeant of arms and the chief of the US Capitol Police updating them about what existing protocol is in place to protect them, what services are already offered. But again, a lot of members, especially in light of this latest brutal attack, say that's not good enough and are frustrated and want more security. So that's something that certainly this week, Fred, will be on top of mind. And many lawmakers mind as they grapple with the fallout from this brutal attack. Sunlen Serfaty in Washington, thank you so much. Meantime, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is weighing in on the attack and he did so again in the last hour saying this on Fox News. Let me be perfectly clear violence or threat of violence has no place in our society. And what happened to Paul Pelosi is wrong. Having heard it, I reached out and called the speaker she was on a plane back for her husband, but so we were able to communicate by text. She did say that the surgery went well. I wanted to convey that our thoughts and prayers were with her and her family and with Paul. And we hope for him a speedy recovery and that we're able to stop this crime across our country. Of course, this gets really deranged and others joining us right now, Illinois Democrat Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a congressman. So good to see you. So, you know, I wonder you know, while the minority leader is condemning violence, he didn't address the spread of conspiracy theories that may have led up to an attack like what was experienced on Paul Pelosi. I mean, he said violence has no place in our society. What happened to Paul Pelosi is wrong. I mean, without being disrespectful, I mean, that's just overstating the obvious. But does it more need to be said from leadership of all parties? I mean, what is the risk of, say, the minority leader? Not saying more than that. You're correct, Fredricka. And first of all, I think everybody is praying for Paul Pelosi speedy recovery at this point, as well as for the speaker and her family. But I think what Mr. McCarthy didn't say was that this is a form of political violence, Fredricka. What the assailant shouted upon entry into the Pelosi household was, where's Nancy? Where's Nancy? And that echoed exactly the chants of the January six insurrectionists when they breached the Capitol And this is just the culmination of the demonization of Nancy Pelosi by many folks on the other side of the aisle. You know, my colleague Marjorie Taylor Greene and Facebook post called for her being found to have committed treason and saying that execution was appropriate. A GOP candidate for Senate in the Arizona primary last year ran a Super Bowl ad featuring him shooting Nancy Pelosi in the ad. So this type of dangerous, violent rhetoric is going to lead to the natural result, which is violence. And that's what happened with populism. So is it your belief that if it were a Marjorie Taylor Greene or perhaps even Minority Leader McCarthy, if they were to say more forcefully singling out people who are coming from a particular persuasion ought not to be violent, not to help incite violence, to stop saying aloud the dangerous things that you just reiterate How much of a difference might that make in your view that make a big difference? Denouncing political violence of all stripes would make a big difference whether it's by elected officials or by former presidents like Donald Trump or by candidates for office. And let me just say one other thing. I think that we have to look at the role of social media in amplifying this dangerous, violent rhetoric. You know, Facebook and Twitter and other platforms make a lot of money from this type of rhetoric. And the polarization that results from it. And we have to look very closely at repealing that liability that they enjoy from the negative consequences associated with with this type of content that is routinely trafficked on their platforms as well.
