Homes of Pelosi, McConnell vandalized after Senate fails to pass $2K stimulus checks

With spray paint, fake blood and a pig’s head, vandals defaced the homes of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., this week after Congress adjourned at the end of 2020 without the Senate passing a House bill approving $2,000 stimulus checks.

“WERES MY MONEY,” an assailant wrote early Saturday morning on the front door of McConnell’s Louisville home days after the lead Republican lawmaker dubbed $2,000 stimulus checks “socialism for rich people.” “MITCH KILLS POOR” was scribbled on a window.

Early Friday morning, San Francisco police responded to Pelosi’s home about a report of vandalism at her residence. On the garage door, “$2K” was written and crossed out in spray paint, along with “Cancel rent!” and “We want everything.” Sitting in a pool of fake blood trailing down the driveway was a pig’s head.

Investigations are ongoing into the vandalism at the homes of the two most powerful members of Congress, police in both cities confirmed to The Washington Post.

McConnell called the damage to his home a “radical tantrum” that would not deter him.

“I’ve spent my career fighting for the First

Amendment and defending peaceful protest. I appreciate every Kentuckian who has engaged in the Democratic process whether they agree with me or not,” he said in a statement shared with The Washington Post. “This is different. Vandalism and the politics of fear have no place in our society.”

Pelosi’s office did not respond to a request for comment about the incident.

On New Year’s Eve, McConnell refused to allow debate on a bill passed by the House to increase the direct cash payments from $600 to $2,000 to qualifying American households. Among those who have supported $2,000 payments is President Donald Trump.