After suffering an injury during a legislative visit to Luxembourg, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a successful hip replacement surgery in Germany, according to a statement released on Saturday.
The spokesperson, Ian Krager, said Pelosi was also recovering.
Speaker Pelosi expresses gratitude to the medical staff at Hospital Kirchberg and U.S. military personnel at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center for their exceptional treatment and hospitality. Krager continued by saying that Speaker Pelosi is delighted by the tremendous amount of well wishes and prayers and is steadfast in her resolve to guarantee that all Americans have access to high-quality healthcare.
Following Pelosi’s injury on Friday in Luxemburg, a defense official told NBC News that MEDEVAC transported the former speaker to Landstuhl, Germany.
Krager informed reporters in a statement on Friday that Pelosi, 84, was hospitalized for assessment after suffering an injury at an official engagement.
Speaker Emerita Pelosi is currently getting first-rate care from physicians and medical specialists, Krager continued. In order to respect the bravery of our service troops during one of the greatest acts of American heroism in our nation’s history, she regrets that she will not be able to attend the remaining CODEL engagements. She is still working.
There were no specifics on Pelosi’s injuries or how she got it in Friday’s statement.
While traveling with more than a dozen other members of Congress to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Pelosi was initially admitted to the hospital in Luxembourg.
A generational shift in the party’s leadership was brought about by Pelosi’s 2022 resignation as speaker, one of the House’s oldest members.
Pelosi, who was first elected in 1987, became the first woman to serve as speaker of the House in 2007.
She was just elected to a second term in November, extending her tenure until 2026. Pelosi has not stated if she intends to run for reelection in two years.
Days after outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., fell while having lunch with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill, she was injured. According to his office, McConnell, 82, suffered a minor cut to his cheek and sprained his wrist in that event.
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