Good morning and welcome to Morning Joe. It is Monday, October 31st. Paul Pelosi, the husband of the Speaker of the House, the woman who was second in line to the presidency, was savagely attacked on Friday.

And while surgeons were operating on the fractured skull of the 82-year-old grandfather, deranged right-wing fanatics, Trump media allies, and some of the

most powerful people in the world were feverishly trying to stir up conspiracy theories that

distracted from the central political headline of this story, that years of Republican propaganda

and Trump-fueled fascism led 42-year-old David DePap to break

into Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home, seemingly with the attempt to harm her. Today, he'll

likely be charged with the attempted murder of the Speaker's husband who was in the home

when DePapap

allegedly invaded it. San Francisco police say he smashed his way in, a man on a mission

and confronted Paul Pelosi, but looking for Nancy. According to the AP, citing a person

familiar with the situation, Pelosi told the intruder that

he had to use the restroom. He was engaging with him, trying to hold him off. And in the

restroom, that's where Paul Pelosi's phone was charging. And that's when he dialed up 911.

When police arrived, DePap attacked Pelosi violently, smashing a hammer into his head and arms, fracturing his

skull. Pelosi went into surgery. He is expected to make a full recovery. Police say zip ties were

found at the scene, just like the ones found on those who were hunting Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol on January 6th.

And that's not the only similarity. Before attacking Mr. Pelosi with a hammer, a source tells NBC

news to Pap shouted at him, where is Nancy? Where is Nancy? Where is Nancy? Where have we heard that before?

Some on the right would say don't jump to conclusions and don't connect that to this.

Let's say.

Let's go!

Nancy! Nancy! Bring her out here!

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