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Tensions escalated among Republicans in the US Congress as a confrontation unfolded between former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Representative Burchett, who had voted to oust McCarthy. Burchett accused McCarthy of knocking into him, leading to a heated exchange of words, including Burchett calling McCarthy a 'jerk' and urging him to 'have some guts.' Another incident involved a Senate hearing where a fistfight nearly broke out and a Republican congressman accused McCarthy of assaulting him. The confrontations reflect the ongoing divisions within the Republican party.
Tensions among Republicans in the US Congress boiled over, with one lawmaker accusing Kevin McCarthy, the ousted House speaker, of elbowing him in the kidney, while a Senate Republican challenged a union leader to a fight during a hearing https://t.co/EQpy4aBfss https://t.co/n8SqCV5gEk
Tensions erupt on Capitol Hill after a fistfight nearly broke out in a Senate hearing, while in a separate event one Republican congressman accused former House Speaker McCarthy of assaulting him. https://t.co/Il4YeuONUU
Tensions among Republicans flared Tuesday following a run-in between former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and one of the eight members of his own party who voted last month to oust him https://t.co/pGZ9C2gHHp
Tensions erupt on Capitol Hill after a fistfight nearly broke out in a Senate hearing, while in a separate event one Republican congressman accused former House Speaker McCarthy of assaulting him. https://t.co/bFI4OzDJpL
'JERK!' House Republican GOES OFF on Kevin McCarthy, Claims Ex-Speaker Pushed Him in Wild Confrontation https://t.co/8zEIHqePmR
NEW: There was a heated altercation b/w fmr Speaker McCarthy and one of the House Rs who voted for his ouster. One R told me McCarthy allegedly knocked into Burchett, leading him to yell -- as @jordainc over heard -- "Hey Kevin, have some guts” and "jerk" https://t.co/6Oc5Gj8YT0