Police said Nancy Pelosi's husband was attacked during a break-in.
Pelosi was taken to the hospital after being hit with a hammer.
Republicans who spread lies about the 2020 election have condemned the attack.
Several Republican lawmakers condemned the violent Friday attack on Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, as well as many who continued to defy the 2020 election results even after rioters sought her out.
According to police, a man broke into the couple's home and beat Paul Pelosi with a hammer.
Authorities say that Pelosi was in Washington, DC, at the time.
Many Republicans posted supportive messages online, stating that "violence is never acceptable," and "enough is enough."
GOP lawmakers who supported reversing President Joe Biden's lawful victory were among those well-wishers.
According to reports, the alleged attacker of Paul Pelosi shouted "Where's Nancy?" in reference to the threats made by several rioters during the January 6 insurrection.
Some Republicans have spoken.
The Indiana Republican, who was hunted by Trump supporters on January 6, 2021, and worked closely with congressional leaders to resume the certification of the vote that sealed Biden's electoral win, said the attack on Paul Pelosi was an outrage.
There can't be any tolerance for violence against public officials or their family.
He was horrified and disgusted by the attack on Pelosi.
A Louisiana lawmaker has been the victim of political violence. In June of last year, a man opened fire on a group of people at a baseball game for charity, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who had to have surgery.
He said he was disgusted by the assault on Pelosi.
While acknowledging his and Nancy Pelosi's political differences, the Texas senator said the attack on her husband was horrible.
He said that violence is always wrong.
That somber tone stands in stark contrast to the fiery rhetoric Cruz's father spouted during a campaign rally in Northern Virginia.
"If we lose this election, America is destroyed," the elder Cruz was reported to have said.
The New York Republican called for the attacker to be brought to justice to the fullest extent of the law.
The Illinois Republican, who is set to retire at the end of this term, has been a long time critic of the president.
Kinzinger urged every GOP candidate to speak out against the attack on Pelosi's husband and suggested that his colleagues' election result conspiracy theories are partly to blame for political violence.
The Wyoming Republican, who co-chairs the January 6 select committee, called the attack troubling.
The Pennsylvania Republican, who is fighting a January 6 committee subpoena and an FBI investigation into his alleged efforts to help overturn the 2020 election, wished Pelosi a very swift recovery.
The attack was tied to the GOP's pro-policing/ anti-crime messaging.
The Florida Republican wrote that she was horrified by the attack on Pelosi.
Any politically motivated violence must be denounced by the Tennessee Republican.
The Pelosi attack is an attack on all of Congress according to the Illinois Republican.
The Nebraska Republican is expected to leave Congress to run the University of Florida.
Sasse wrote in an online statement that "every single American needs to be lowering the temperature"
The consequences are bloody and un-American for disturbed people.
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