Nancy Pelosi delivers remarks astatine the Anti-Corruption Champions Award Ceremony astatine the Department of State successful Washington, D.C, connected Dec. 9, 2024.
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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was hospitalized aft being injured portion traveling with a legislature delegation successful Luxembourg, her bureau said Friday.
Pelosi, 84, "sustained an wounded during an authoritative engagement and was admitted to the infirmary for evaluation," her spokesperson Ian Krager said successful a press release.
The Democratic talker emerita and existent U.S. typical from California "is presently receiving fantabulous attraction from doctors and aesculapian professionals," Krager said.
"She continues to enactment and regrets that she is incapable to be the remainder of the CODEL engagements," helium said.
The spokesperson did not instantly respond to CNBC's petition for further details astir the incident.
In a photograph shared by the U.S. Embassy successful Luxembourg earlier Friday, Pelosi is seen lasting and holding the manus of House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who led the delegation.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seen present astatine the U.S. Embassy successful Luxembourg connected Dec. 13, 2024.
Courtesy: U.S. State Department
McCaul's bureau did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.
The bipartisan, 18-member delegation was slated to question to Belgium and Luxembourg to commemorate the 80th day of the Battle of the Bulge, erstwhile German and Allied forces clashed successful the Ardennes portion during World War II.
The U.S. lawmakers were poised to instrumentality portion successful observances of the day connected Friday and Saturday "along with veterans and their families, progressive work servicemembers, authorities and subject officials and overseas dignitaries," Pelosi's office said up of the trip.
Krager said successful Friday's connection that Pelosi "conveys her acknowledgment and praise to our veterans and gratitude to radical of Luxembourg and Bastogne for their work successful World War II and their relation successful bringing bid to Europe."
"Speaker Emerita Pelosi was personally and officially honored to question with the distinguished delegation, galore of whom had household members who fought successful World War II — including her uncle, Johnny. She looks guardant to returning location to the U.S. soon," the spokesperson said.
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