Republican Congressman Shouts 5 Words At Democrat In Heated Exchange

WASHINGTON – A House committee hearing devolved into chaos on Thursday as Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) pressed lawmakers to subpoena Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after her security team assaulted Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) at a press briefing.

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing was underway when the shocking news broke of Padilla being forcibly removed from Noem’s press event and dragged to the ground. Frost repeatedly brought up the incident and asked that the committee subpoena Noem over the scuffle, which led to sniping from Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) and other Republicans.

“Reclaiming my time!” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said repeatedly.

Comer, the committee chair, tried to move on with questions for the panel of governors testifying about leading sanctuary states, or safe havens for undocumented immigrants. Nevertheless, Frost persisted, bringing up details about the California senator being handcuffed and thrown to the ground, and asking for a subpoena — until Comer snapped.

“Shut up!” he shouted at Frost. “Just shut up!”

“No, you’re not going to tell me to shut up,” the Florida Democrat said.

Comer accused Frost of trying to get on cable TV news by interrupting the hearing, and then tried to move back to the panel of witnesses. But now Greene, a magnet to media attention, wanted her turn.

“Democrats can’t follow the rules! Can’t follow the law!” she randomly yelled.

Greene previously voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election by spreading President Donald Trump’s lie about widespread voter fraud that led to a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

“He’s a former Antifa member!” Greene continued, referring to Frost.

When Frost asked that Comer strike her inaccurate comments from the hearing record, he declined. Greene later said she would revise her remarks for the record, to note Frost was once arrested in 2021 at a voter’s rights march. Frost said at the time it was an act of nonviolent resistance.

You can watch Republicans’ offensive attacks on Frost here.

Tensions were high across Capitol Hill on Thursday after Padilla’s assault. Senators in both parties were horrified by his treatment, calling it “sickening” and “reeks of totalitarianism.”

“It is shocking at every level,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).