According to a report from The Daily Caller, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) exchanged threats late last month during the vote to censure California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff.
“This is pathetic,” Swalwell reportedly told McCarthy while the speaker was presiding over the House. “You’re weak. You’re a weak man.”
McCarthy didn’t wait long to check Swalwell on his behavior.
“The next day, Swalwell was reportedly walking to the bathroom outside the chamber before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s joint address to Congress. McCarthy reportedly spotted him and said, ‘If you ever say something like that to me again, I’m gonna kick the s**t out of you,’” an unnamed member of Congress said, according to The Daily Caller.
From The Daily Caller:
“They were in each other’s faces. Basically nose-to-nose,” the source said, per the Daily Beast. Swalwell reportedly responded with something like, ‘Are we really gonna do this?”
“Call me a pu**y again, and I’ll kick your a**,” McCarthy allegedly said.
The two ultimately backed down, but it’s the latest example of tense exchanges between parties on the Hill.
Swalwell and McCarthy are not getting along https://t.co/B7hIQOqOZG
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) July 28, 2023
