McCarthy slammed for joking “it would be hard not to hit” Pelosi with a hammer

WASHINGTON – Democrats have lambasted parliamentary minority leader Kevin McCarthy for saying “it will be hard not to hit” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer if he becomes president.

McCarthy, R-Calif., Made the comments Saturday night at a Tennessee Republican Party fundraiser, where members of the state’s Republican members of Congress handed him an oversized hammer.

“I want you to watch Nancy Pelosi hand me that hammer.” … It will be hard not to hit her with that, “he said, according to the sound posted on Twitter by Main Street Nashville.

A spokesperson for McCarthy said he was “obviously kidding.”

McCarthy and Pelosi, D-Calif., Were arguing over nominations to the select committee investigating the Jan.6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the reinstatement of a House mask warrant after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines.

McCarthy and other Republican members have spoken out against the rules, and many refuse to wear masks. Pelosi called McCarthy a “moron” last week because of his comments that the new requirement was not backed by science.

McCarthy responded by telling reporters, “Well, if she’s that brilliant, can she tell me where the science in the building changes between the House and the Senate?” – referring to the absence of mandate in this last room.

In response to McCarthy’s hammering remarks, Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill, tweeted, “A threat of violence against someone who was the target of an assassination attempt on January 6 by your fellow Trump supporters is irresponsible and disgusting.”

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, DN.Y., asked for an apology, saying: “Violence against women is not about laughing.”

And Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Went further, saying McCarthy should step down.

Following the CDC’s announcement of the new mask guidelines last week, Congressional attending physician Dr Brian Monahan said in an alert to House members that people are required to wear again masks inside the bedroom and office buildings and during committee meetings. He sent a similar letter to Senate leaders recommending that senators and staff wear masks inside Capitol Hill.