Biden Suggests Connection Between Paul Pelosi Attack and Jan 6 Protest During State of the Union Address

Paul Pelosi, husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) (center) acknowledges the audience as Irish singer-songwriter Bono (left) and Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova applaud during U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union address in the House Chambers of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 7, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images

President Joe Biden made a connection between the Jan. 6 protest and the attack on Paul Pelosi were connected and both were part of an “attack on democracy.”

The president’s comments came during his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Feb. 7.

“For the last few years, our democracy has been threatened, attacked, and put at risk,” Biden said near the end of his comments. “[It was] put to the test here, in this very room, on Jan. 6. And then, just a few months ago, unhinged by the Big Lie, an assailant unleashed political violence in the home of the then-Speaker of this House of Representatives.”

Biden then pivoted to the attack on the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.): “Using the very same language that insurrectionists who stalked these halls chanted on Jan. 6. Here tonight in this chamber is the man who bears the scars of that brutal attack, but is as tough and strong and as resilient as they get. My friend, Paul Pelosi.”

The president said that “such a heinous act never should have happened ... There is no place for political violence in America. In America, we must protect the right to vote, not suppress that fundamental right. We honor the results of our elections, not subvert the will of the people. We must uphold the rule of the law and restore trust in our institutions of democracy.”

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) listen as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 7, 2023. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

This isn’t the first time Biden has drawn a line between the attack on Paul Pelosi. In October of last year, shortly after the attack took place, top Democrats attempted to tie the attack to Republicans and the Jan. 6 breach, as The Epoch Times previously reported.

Biden told a fundraiser in Pennsylvania that the suspect, David DePape, allegedly used the “same chant” as those who broke into the Capitol.

“You know, it’s reported that the same chant was used by this guy they have in custody that was used on Jan. 6 in the attacks on the U.S. Capitol,” he said. “The chant was ‘Where’s Nancy? Where’s Nancy? Where’s Nancy?’ This is despicable,” the president said.

It’s unclear whether the alleged Pelosi assailant said those words. According to some reports citing anonymous sources, the suspect made that statement during the incident.