Politico Reporter Says Republican Congressman 'Physically Shoved' Her
Source: Mediate
Politico Reporter Says Republican Congressman Physically Shoved Her
by Caleb Ecarma | Apr 4th, 2019, 12:25 pm
Politico congressional reporter Melanie Zanona said Rep. Don Young (R-AK) physically shoved her out of the way in a House chamber today.
Rep. @DonYoungAK just physically shoved me and told me to get out of his way, Zanona wrote on Twitter, adding that Young shouted damnit during the altercation, which happened as she was trying to interview another lawmaker outside the door of the House chamber.
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A reporter from HuffPost who witnessed Youngs shove tweeted about the incident, saying that he saw the lawmaker push Zanona while grumbling get out of my way, damn it.'
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The 85-year-old lawmaker, who gave himself the title alpha wolf, is known for striking up controversy. In the past, he has referred to Hispanic Americans using the slur wetbacks and once threatened former GOP House Speaker John Boehner with a knife over an earmarks dispute.
Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/online/politico-reporter-says-republican-congressman-physically-shoved-her/
Power 2 the People
(2,437 posts)MontanaMama
(23,366 posts)and didnt get a hug from Joe Biden.
Paladin
(28,282 posts)abqtommy
(14,118 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,656 posts)onetexan
(13,078 posts)GemDigger
(4,305 posts)hlthe2b
(102,498 posts)And while this will be readily dismissed (he's a Republican, after all), the fixation on Biden's demonstrative non-sexual shoulder touches will continue 24/7.
Gregory Peccary
(490 posts)texasleo
(11,298 posts)Docreed2003
(16,896 posts)But yeah, you're right
Gregory Peccary
(490 posts)Thanks for the correction folks!
Docreed2003
(16,896 posts)Arkansas is often referred to as Alaska on the Mississippi...
okaawhatever
(9,478 posts)earmarks. He was also on the board of the NRA. He's a total p.o.s.
sinkingfeeling
(51,490 posts)PatSeg
(47,717 posts)as "uncomfortable" physical contact!
Greybnk48
(10,182 posts)UpInArms
(51,290 posts)And makes me uncomfortable
This POS needs to have an assault charge leveled at him
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
mahina
(17,736 posts)Times up for this jackass.
DirtEdonE
(1,220 posts)GusBob
(7,286 posts)Jesus christ whats wrong with his face?
diva77
(7,671 posts)as an art critic!
okaawhatever
(9,478 posts)LogicFirst
(573 posts)still drinking his bourbon on our dollars. This is why we need term limits.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)White men, 85 years old, are NOT representative of their majority constituents.
ck4829
(35,096 posts)Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)
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