The son of the former president described the attack more somberly and suggested it might been prevented with better enforcement of immigration laws.
, citing an unnamed"Immigrations and Customers [sic] Enforcement source," that David DePape, accused of using a hammer in the assault on Paul Pelosi in his San Francisco home Friday, is a Canadian citizen in the U.S. illegally after having overstayed his visa.
Donald Trump Jr. speaks before introducing Senate candidate Representative Ted Budd, a North Carolina Republican, during a campaign rally at Illuminating Technologies on October 13, 2022, in Greensboro. Trump Jr. has faced backlash for his social media posts reacting to the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband."So they're saying that if California actually enforced our immigration laws this heinous attack would never have happened?" Trump Jr. said in the post.
California and other Democratic-led jurisdictions have long faced criticism from conservatives for restricting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. Following the attack, a picture of a hammer and a pair of men's underwear that was captioned"got my Paul Pelosi Halloween costume ready" began circulating online. The caption's mention of underwear is a reference to an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that Paul PelosiTrump Jr. indicated he was enjoying the joke, writing in a tweet Sunday,"The internet remains undefeated.
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