House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell reportedly had a heated confrontation on June 22nd. Swalwell called McCarthy “shit” and McCarthy allegedly threatened to kick Swalwell’s buttocks.
according to The conflict, which the Daily Beast reports, citing two unnamed lawmakers, began during a vote to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, a Democrat for California. Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna introduced a resolution to remove Schiff from the US House of Representatives. Voting took place on June 21st.
“This is pathetic,” Swalwell said while McCarthy was Speaker of the House. “You are weak. You are a weak man.”
The next day, before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s joint address in parliament, Mr Swalwell was reportedly walking to a toilet outside the parliament. McCarthy reportedly found him and said, ‘If you ever say something like that to me again, I’m going to kick you out,'” an anonymous lawmaker told the Daily Beast. Told.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California) questions former Ukrainian special envoy Kurt Volker and former National Security Council official Tim Morrison testifying before the House Intelligence Committee in the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 19, 2019. do. , DC. (Photo Credit: Jacqueline Martin – Poole/Getty Images)
“They were looking at each other face to face. Basically nose to nose,” a source told the Daily Beast. Mr. Swalwell reportedly replied something like, “Are you really going to do this?” (Related: Exclusive: If Republicans Take Back the House, Kevin McCarthy Plans Investigations Like an Avalanche)
“If you call me an asshole again, I’ll kick you in the ass,” McCarthy said. (Related: Kevin McCarthy submits resolution to remove Eric Swalwell from House Intelligence Committee)
Although the two did not end up fighting, the situation was reportedly tense. Swalwell did not deny the allegations. McCarthy’s team did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the caller.
