'I'll Kick Your A**!' Speaker McCarthy, Swalwell Nearly Came to Blows Outside House Chamber: Report

'I'll Kick Your A**!' Speaker McCarthy, Swalwell Nearly Came to Blows Outside House Chamber: Report


House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell reportedly got into a heated confrontation on June 22, with Swalwell allegedly calling McCarthy a pu**y, and later, McCarthy allegedly threatening to kick Swalwell’s a**.

According to the Daily Beast, the conflict between McCarthy and Swalwell started during the vote to censure California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, according to two unnamed lawmakers.

The resolution, introduced by Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, aimed to remove Schiff from the U.S. House of Representatives. The vote occurred on June 21, the report noted.

“This is pathetic,” Swalwell reportedly told the House Speaker while the speaker was presiding over the chamber during the vote. “You’re weak. You’re a weak man,” he added, the Daily Beast claimed, citing the unnamed sources.

The following day, Swalwell was reportedly walking towards a bathroom ahead of a speech to a joint session of Congress from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when McCarthy spotted him.

According to one unnamed member of Congress, McCarthy walked up to Swalwell and said, “If you ever say something like that to me again, I’m gonna kick the shit out of you.”

“They were in each other’s faces. Basically nose-to-nose,” the source said, according to the outlet. Swalwell reportedly replied with something like, “Are we really gonna do this?”

“Call me a pussy again, and I’ll kick your ass,” McCarthy allegedly responded.

The Daily Beast said that, ultimately, the encounter did not come to blows, adding that Swalwell’s office did not deny the incident.

McCarthy’s office had no comment, according to reports.


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