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The frequent targeting of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by online extremists and political opponents likely contributed to the violent attack on her husband Paul, terrorism and extremism experts said.

The intruder at the Pelosis’ home yelled “Where’s Nancy?” before assaulting Paul Pelosi with a hammer, according to a person briefed on the incident. An internet user with the same name as the man arrested at the scene, David Depape, expressed support for former President Donald Trump and embraced the cult-like conspiracy theory QAnon in online posts that referenced “satanic paedophilia.

Pelosi has been demonized online and in public by both far right and far left-leaning political websites and figures. Graphics depicting her being beheaded, and a call to send immigrants to her home, with her address, circulated online this summer, according to Site Intelligence Group, which researches online extremism.

“While the intent may be to mobilize one’s political base or generate ratings it also adds to the volatility of the threat environment,” said Cohen. “Today’s radical extremism threat has this powerful digital component that can really accelerate recruitment and activate violence across a broader threat landscape,” Aisha Qureshi, a social science analyst at the National Institute, said in an agency podcast before the Pelosi attack.

 

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Don't think so. There are other factors

There is propaganda thy are trying put on us

You are fake news

So a guy shows up at Paul Pelosi's house at 0230 on a 40 degree night in his underwear, breaks a window from the inside out and goes in through the glass. He then picks up a hammer to match Paul's and waits for the cops to get there before starting to bean him with it. Hmm...

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