Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was rushed to the hospital after falling and breaking her hip during a congressional delegation trip to a World War II battlefield in Luxembourg, according to reports.
Pelosi, 84, joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in the Western European nation — but was injured in the apparent plunge and later “admitted to the hospital for evaluation,” according to her spokesman Ian Krager.
She tripped and fell as she was descending marble stairs at the Grand Ducal Palace, breaking her hip, sources later told The New York Times. CNN also confirmed that she had fallen on the stairs.
A photo snapped of the delegation of House and Senate lawmakers on the Friday trip showed the ex-speaker clutching House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul’s hand at the palace.
“Im disappointed Speaker Emerita Pelosi wont be able to join the rest of our delegations events this weekend as I know how much she looked forward to honoring our veterans,” McCaul (R-Texas) said in a statement. “But she is strong, and I am confident she will be back on her feet in no time. Praying for a speedy recovery.”
“Speaker Emerita Pelosi is currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals,” Krager said in a statement. “She continues to work and regrets that she is unable to attend the remainder of the [co-delegation’s] engagements to honor the courage of our service members during one of the greatest acts of American heroism in our nation’s history.”
The ex-speaker’s press rep also expressed her “thanks and praise to our veterans and gratitude to the people of Luxembourg and Bastogne for their service in World War II and their role in bringing peace to Europe.”
The fractured hip can apparently be fixed with an operation, though it’s unclear whether that will take place in Luxembourg or the US, according to the Times.
The mysterious injury comes just hours after it was revealed the San Francisco Democrat, who is currently serving her 19th term, was launching a behind-the-scenes effort to thwart Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs bid to serve as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.
Pelosi is reportedly pushing for Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), 74, over the 35-year-old New York City politician.
Her accident also comes just days after fellow octogenarian Mitch McConnell took a nasty spill in the US Capitol — and surfaced sporting a scraped face and sprained wrist.
In 2023, the Senate minority leader raised eyebrows when he grew stone-faced and froze up mid-sentence during press conferences.
The behavior, not uncommon for the Kentucky Republican, ignited questions about his mental health and whether politicians enjoying their sunset years should give up office.
As he steps down from his post, McConnell, 82, remains the longest-serving leader of either party in the Senate in US history.
The late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazing California Democrat who broke gender barriers throughout her five decades in politics, clung to her position until her death last year at age 90.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) also died in office, at the respective ages of 81 and 89.
There are currently six senators and 16 members of the House in their 80s.
There are also a whopping 31 senators — nearly one-third of the chamber — who are septuagenarian and another 76 lawmakers in the House.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is the oldest US politician at age 90. Krager did not respond to requests for comment about Pelosi’s condition.
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