Politico Reporter Says Republican Congressman 'Physically Shoved' Her

[Judi Lynn]

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 Young’s 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.


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[Power 2 the People]

1. He's always been a nasty SOB.

[MontanaMama]

2. She's fortunate that she got shoved by Rep Young

and didn’t get a hug from Joe Biden.

[Paladin]

5. +1000. Good one. (nt)

[abqtommy]

11. I love your sarcasm!

[Judi Lynn]

21. That's a post to savor! Thank you. n/t

[onetexan]

22. couldn't have been framed in a better light

[GemDigger]

28. Snort! Bahaha!

[2naSalit]

30. +1

[hlthe2b]

3. No suprise there...

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]

4. This will get him more votes back in Arkansas

[texasleo]

6. Or Alaska

[Docreed2003]

7. Alaska...

But yeah, you're right

[Gregory Peccary]

12. Ah yes Alaska

Thanks for the correction folks!

[Docreed2003]

13. No prob

Arkansas is often referred to as Alaska on the Mississippi...

[okaawhatever]

23. He was behind the funding for the "Bridge to Nowhere" in Ketichan AK, which helped put an end to

earmarks. He was also on the board of the NRA. He's a total p.o.s.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. The media won't mention this as they're too busy hounding Joe Biden.

[PatSeg]

9. Okay, NOW that would qualify

as "uncomfortable" physical contact!

[Greybnk48]

10. But Joe Biden hugged somebody, infinity! n/t

[UpInArms]

14. That is what I call inappropriate touching

And makes me uncomfortable

This POS needs to have an assault charge leveled at him

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[mahina]

16. this

[mahina]

15. Bubye

Times up for this jackass.

[DirtEdonE]

17. Another example of the famoust gop "southern hospitality"? nt

[GusBob]

18. Fuck man is that guy ever ugly

Jesus christ whats wrong with his face?

[diva77]

20. Gus, I think you have a future

as an art critic!

[okaawhatever]

24. I'm guessing alcoholism. The red around the nose is called Gin Blossoms nt

[LogicFirst]

19. 85 years old and

still drinking his bourbon on our dollars. This is why we need term limits.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

29. And AGE LIMITS.

White men, 85 years old, are NOT representative of their majority constituents.

[ck4829]

25. Kick

[Eliot Rosewater]

27. He wants to kill her, and all of us too.