Current Events > Swalwell and McCarthy have an exchange I hope is true

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/you-are-a-pssy-mccarthy-and-swalwell-get-in-house-floor-feud

On June 21, the day Republicans voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Democrats stood on the House floor and shouted �Shame!� at their GOP colleagues. As the spectacle was taking place, one of the leaders of the demonstration, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), was standing in the well of the House near the speaker's podium and delivered some harsh words to his fellow Californian.

�This is pathetic,� Swalwell allegedly told McCarthy, who was presiding over the House at the time. �You�re weak. You're a weak man."

As the story goes, McCarthy was visibly upset with Swalwell. �He had a vein popping out of his forehead,� one member told The Daily Beast, in a likely flourish of storytelling. Another Democratic member who witnessed the exchange said McCarthy stared down Swalwell for about 10 seconds before walking away.

But the next day is when things got interesting. On June 22, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Capitol Hill for a joint address to Congress. Just before Modi took the Speaker�s podium, Swalwell was on the House floor, making his way to a bathroom just outside the chamber on the Republican side.

That�s when McCarthy saw him.

�McCarthy said, �If you ever say something like that to me again, I�m gonna kick the shit out of you,�� a member claimed to The Daily Beast.

Another member who witnessed the exchange provided even more context: �They were in each other�s faces. Basically nose-to-nose. And Swalwell said something like, �Are we really gonna do this?��

After some back-and-forth, with chests puffed out, McCarthy issued a challenge to Swalwell: �Call me a pussy again, and I�ll kick your ass,� the Speaker allegedly said.

While both members told nearly identical versions of this story, they both delivered Swalwell�s response in exactly the same way.

�You. Are. A. Pussy,� Swalwell told McCarthy.

After both men stared each other down for another moment, McCarthy eventually relented. He stepped to the side and let Swalwell through to the bathroom�without kicking his ass�and carried on with his duty hosting the leader of a major U.S. ally in the House chamber.

While Democrats may not love the particular insult�a gendered slur denoting that someone lacks courage�they are absolutely delighting in the exchange. They believe it�s indicative of McCarthy�s empty threats and ultimate weakness.

lmao

The Daily Beast being very presumptuous that democrats dont like gendered slurs. I for one love them.

I don't know if this article is true, but posting on the presumption that it is....

I don't condone violence, but lol to McCarthy.

---After some back-and-forth, with chests puffed out, McCarthy issued a challenge to Swalwell: Call me a p**** again, and Ill kick your ass, the Speaker allegedly said.

While both members told nearly identical versions of this story, they both delivered Swalwells response in exactly the same way.

You. Are. A. p****, Swalwell told McCarthy.

After both men stared each other down for another moment, McCarthy eventually relented. He stepped to the side and let Swalwell through to the bathroomwithout kicking his assand carried on with his duty hosting the leader of a major U.S. ally in the House chamber.---

All that fake bravado to back down anyway when someone calls your bluff just makes you look even weaker. Dude was better off just walking away saying nothing lol.

The lack of backbone just runs throughout the entire chud party.

radical_rhino posted...

The Daily Beast being very presumptuous that democrats dont like gendered slurs. I for one love them.

Not really being presumptuous. It said "may" not "do", and it is likely referring to the actual Democrats they were talking to.

Swalwell to McCarthy: Youve forgotten the face of your father!

This isn't really important, it's just sensational.