WASHINGTON – A congressional hearing On Tuesday, the committee’s work took an unexpected turn President of the Republic cursed a GOP member under his breath.
Exchange, caught on the microphoneIt came during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan, when lawmakers asked questions of former military officials who participated in the operation.
At one point, when Speaker Michael McCaul, R-Texas, told Rep. Darrell Issa that he was out of time for questions, Issa continued to speak.
“I thought it was the final act, chairman,” Jesus, of California, said, prompting an unexpected response from McCaul.
“Go on your own,” he muttered.
McCaul apologized in a statement, saying, “It’s been a long day and I lost my temper.”
“This is out of character for me, and I apologize to Mr. Jesus, whom I consider a friend,” he said.
Jesus made a heartwarming reference to the exchange on social media.
“Hey @RepMcCaul – I’ve been called worse … and by people I don’t like!” placed hen X.
Tuesday’s hearing emphatic expression About the 2021 Abbey Gate attack in Afghanistan that killed 13 US service members and 170 Afghan civilians. The public hearing lasted about four hours.
“I’m sorry if I was a little impatient. It’s been a long day,” McCaul told the committee room at the end of the meeting.
This isn’t the first time a politician has gotten on the hot mic for making profanity at the Capitol. Vice President Dick Cheney in 2004 he said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., going “on your own” on the Senate floor.
Rebecca Kaplan contributed.