“There is a tiny possibility there might be more to this story than meets the eye,” Musk replied to Clinton, linking to the Santa Monica Observer article.
Editor's Note: A previous version of this story falsely indicated that DePape and Pelosi were in "their underwear" during the struggle. It has been changed to indicate that it was only Pelosi in his underwear. Body cam footage of the incident is below.
In response to former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton blaming the Republican Party for the alleged home invasion and attack on Paul Pelosi, new Twitter owner Elon Musk fired back in a now deleted tweet with a local news article that took a different angle – the Speaker of the House's husband was actually in a confrontation with a gay male prostitute.
42-year-old David DePape was arrested after police, responding to a wellness check Friday morning, discovered him and Pelosi engaged in a struggle, Pelosi in his underwear, struggling over a hammer on the floor of his San Francisco, California home.
Police dispatch records reveal "[Pelosi] stated there's a male in the home and that he's going to wait for his wife. RP stated that he doesn't know who the male is but he advised that his name is David and that he is a friend.”
DePape was discovered to live in Berkeley, about 20 minutes away from San Francisco. According to neighbors and other people familiar with him, he's a "hippie" and a "nudist activist." However, reporters were instructed to not mention this.
After the Los Angeles Times reported that DePape spread Q-Anon conspiracy theories, the former secretary of state wrote on Twitter: "The Republican Party and its mouthpieces now regularly spread hate and deranged conspiracy theories. It is shocking, but not surprising, that violence is the result. As citizens, we must hold them accountable for their words and the actions that follow."
"There is a tiny possibility there might be more to this story than meets the eye," Musk replied, linking to an article from the Santa Monica Observer. Since tweeting it, the site has crashed from the increased traffic, but online archives show what was published.
"The Awful Truth: Paul Pelosi Was Drunk Again, And In a Dispute With a Male Prostitute Early Friday Morning," the title reads, written by Stan Greene.
"As SF's gay bars closed at 2 am, two gay men met in a bar and went home together. Happens every night in the City by the Bay. Except one of these two men, was married to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi," Greene wrote. "I might disappear for telling you the truth. If I do, you'll all know why. But here's what really happened early Friday morning in San Francisco."
According to Greene, there has been a rumor circulating "for years" in the LGBT-centric city of San Franciso that Mr. Pelosi is gay. David Depape is said to be a "Castro Nudist," referring to the gay prostitute scene in California's Castro Valley.
One of Greene's sources said "Castro Nudists are a group of really radical gay male prostitutes that parade around naked with c*ck rings. First of all, the police did not come in response to an alarm. They come in response to a 'wellness check.' So someone called them to check on Pelosi."
Musk has since deleted his reply to Clinton.
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