Pelosi’s, McConnell’s houses vandalized

The homes of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were vandalized days after Congress failed to pass a measure to increase coronavirus stimulus controls to $ 2,000.

Photographs captured Saturday showed the words “WERES MY MONEY” written in white spray paint on the front door of McConnell’s home, Louisville, Kentucky. “MITCH KILLS THE POOR” was written in red on a window.

“I have spent my career fighting for the First Amendment and advocating a peaceful protest. I thank all Kentuckians who have participated in the democratic process, whether they agree with me or not,” the Republican leader said in a statement. “This is different. Vandalism and the politics of fear have no place in our society.”

McConnell said he and his wife were not intimidated, but “we hope our Louisville neighbors aren’t too bothered by this radical rage.”

The Louisville Police Department did not immediately return any request for comment Saturday.

At Pelosi’s home in San Francisco, a garage door was cleared Friday with phrases such as “$ 2 thousand,” “Cancel rent.” and “We want it all!”

Police said a pig’s head and fake blood were left on the ground.

The San Francisco Police Department’s Special Investigations Division is studying vandalism, police said in a statement. Pelosi has not responded to any comments yet.

The House on Monday passed the CASH Act to increase stimulus payments from $ 600 to $ 2,000 to help people during the coronavirus pandemic, but it was blocked by McConnell who said the bill “had no realistic path to move quickly to the Senate ”.

“The Senate will not be intimidated into throwing more borrowed money into the hands of wealthy friends of Democrats who don’t need help,” he said on the Senate floor.

The act would have increased checks from $ 600 to $ 2,000 and was backed by President Donald Trump.