According to reports, McCarthy was granted an oversized gavel emblazoned with the words, "Fire Pelosi," by members of Tennessee's Republican congressional delegation throughout a dinner that further included speakers Gov. Bill Lee, and Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty.
McCarthy spoke hopefully about Republicans retaking the House in 2022 and him becoming speaker, and he urged the GOP donors in attendance to follow him in Washington so they could watch Pelosi hand him the gavel, The Washington Post’s Michael Scherer reported on Twitter.
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"It will be hard not to hit her with it but I will bang it down," McCarthy reportedly announced.
Democrats cried foul about the reported banter, with some even calling for McCarthy’s resignation.
Rep. Eric Swalwell called the Republican a "would-be assailant" of the speaker.
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"America has suffered enough violence around politics," the congressman tweeted. "@GOPLeader McCarthy is now a would-be assailant of @SpeakerPelosi. He needs to resign."
"Dear @GOPLeader McCarthy," tweeted Rep. Ted Lieu. "Don’t you think America has had enough political violence? You should never be encouraging or threatening or joking about causing violence to anyone, including the Speaker of the House. You need to apologize for your statement, or resign."
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A war of words between the two party leaders increased last week when McCarthy joined other Republicans in vehemently protesting a mask mandate the Capitol physician reimposed and Pelosi supported.
"Who else thinks Kevin McCarthy must resign for ‘joking’ about assaulting Speaker Pelosi?" tweeted Democratic Coalition co-founder Scott Dworkin.
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McCarthy did not publicly react to the backlash.
"Make no mistake — The threat of bringing masks back is not a decision based on science, but a decision conjured up by liberal government officials who want to continue to live in a perpetual pandemic state," McCarthy tweeted on Tuesday night.
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The reported comment comes after Pelosi called the minority leader "such a moron" last week for opposing the restored mask mandate in the House.
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McCarthy and others in Republican leadership further expressed outrage when Pelosi weeks earlier denied two GOP representatives from the House commission examining the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Democrats hold a slim majority in the House, and Republicans are looking to flip sufficient seats to give the GOP power of the lower chamber and make McCarthy Speaker.
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