Pelosi hospitalized, has hip surgery overseas after fall
U.S. House Speaker Emerita Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a news conference November 19, 2024 in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday after falling at an event in Luxembourg earlier this week.
Ian Krager, a spokesperson for 84-year-old Pelosi, said the surgery took place at a U.S. military hospital in Germany. She was in Europe with a bipartisan congressional delegation to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
Krager said Pelosi "is well on the mend."
Pelosi thanked the staff at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and the hospital in Luxembourg, where she was also treated, for "their excellent care and kindness."
Among those on the trip was Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who posted on social media Friday that he was "praying for a speedy recovery," for Pelosi. The two lawmakers were captured holding hands in a group photo that day at the U.S. Embassy in Luxembourg.
Pelosi was first elected in 1987. She served as speaker twice, stepped down from her leadership post two years ago but remained in Congress and was reelected to represent her San Francisco district in November.