Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi returned to her home in California on Wednesday after undergoing hip replacement surgery after falling on a “very high” heel during a trip to Europe.
The 84-year-old California congressman is seen talking into a pink cell phone in a black car outside his San Francisco home in the first photo obtained exclusively by The Post in the United States. There is.
Pelosi was visiting a World War II battlefield in Luxembourg on Friday when she posed for a photo shortly after falling down a marble staircase while wearing heels.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said the Democratic lawmaker suffered a painful fall as he nearly fell down the steps of the Grand Ducal Palace.
“I was right next to her. She likes to wear high heels – very high. She took the last step down the marble staircase with no railing and tripped and fell to the ground. Ta.” McCaul told reporters. After the incident.
“I immediately helped pick her up and we took that photo. I supported her with my hands and a car showed up shortly after and took her to the hospital. I understand.”
In a delegation photo commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Pelosi held McCall's hand and appeared to be struggling to stand.
A spokesperson for the former chairman said in a statement that he underwent hip surgery at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center at Landstuhl Army Base in Germany on Saturday after the fall.
“Earlier this morning, the Honorable Pelosi underwent hip replacement surgery and is recovering well,” said press secretary Ian Crager.
“She's 84 years old, but when I spoke to her on the phone, she was in great spirits. She's very brave. She wants to get out of there and come back to the United States,” McCall said Tuesday.
“Overall, she's doing well.”
