“While traveling with a bipartisan Congressional delegation in Luxembourg to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi sustained an injury during an official engagement and was admitted to the hospital for evaluation,” spokesperson Ian Krager said in a statement.
The nature of the injury was not immediately clear. Krager said Pelosi continues to work from the hospital and “looks forward to returning home to the U.S. soon.” The news outlet RTL Luxembourg reported that she had been taken to Kirchberg Hospital in the northeast of Luxembourg City.
Pelosi, 84, served as Democratic leader in the House for 20 years, including two stints as speaker, before stepping aside two years ago. She won another term to represent her San Francisco district in Congress in November, and remains an influential party figure, with the title of speaker emerita.
A total of 18 lawmakers of both parties traveled to Luxembourg to commemorate the Battle of the Bulge, the last major German offensive on the western front during World War II.
The group was led by GOP Rep. Michael McCaul, the outgoing chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, who wrote on X that he was “disappointed Speaker Emerita Pelosi won’t be able to join the rest of our delegation’s events this weekend as I know how much she looked forward to honoring our veterans.” He wrote that he was “confident she will be back on her feet in no time.”
