Nancy Pelosi delivers a speech at the Anti-Corruption Champions Award ceremony at the State Department in Washington, DC on December 9, 2024
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Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi received successful hip replacement surgery after injuring himself while traveling with a congressional delegation Luxembourgher office said Saturday.
Pelosi, 84, “has successfully undergone a hip replacement and is on the mend,” her spokesman Ian Krager said in a statement Press release.
“Speaker Pelosi appreciates the overwhelming outpouring of prayers and well wishes and remains committed to ensuring access to quality health care for all Americans,” he said.
On Friday, the Democratic Speaker Emeritus and the current U.S. representative from California was hospitalized after “sustaining an injury during an official engagement,” Krager said in a Press release after the incident.
The spokesperson did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for further details about the operation.
In a photo shared by the US Embassy in Luxembourg Earlier Friday, Pelosi is seen standing and holding the hand of House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who led the delegation.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi here at the U.S. Embassy in Luxembourg on December 13, 2024.
Courtesy: US Department of State
In an X post later Friday, McCaul predicted that Pelosi would soon recover.
“I am disappointed that Speaker Emerita Pelosi will not be able to attend the remainder of our delegation’s events this weekend, knowing how much she was looking forward to honoring our veterans,” McCaul wrote.
“But she is strong and I am confident she will get back on her feet in no time. Praying for a speedy recovery, @SpeakerPelosi!”
The non-partisan, 18 members The delegation was scheduled to travel to Belgium and Luxembourg to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, when German and Allied forces clashed in the Ardennes region during World War II.
U.S. lawmakers were prepared to attend anniversary commemorations on Friday and Saturday “along with veterans and their families, active military personnel, government and military officials, and foreign dignitaries.” Pelosi’s office said before the trip.
Krager said in Friday’s statement that Pelosi “expresses her thanks and praise to our veterans and her gratitude to the people of Luxembourg and Bastogne for their service in World War II and their role in peace in Europe.”
“Speaker Emerita Pelosi had the personal and official honor of traveling with the high-level delegation, many of whom had family members who fought in World War II – including her Uncle Johnny,” the speaker said.
“She looks forward to returning to the U.S. soon,” he added.
