House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is facing calls to resign after he reportedly joked about hitting Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., with a giant gavel he was gifted at a dinner in Nashville Saturday evening. "It will be hard not to hit her with it but I will bang it down," McCarthy reportedly said. "Dear @GOPLeader McCarthy," tweeted Rep. Ted Lieu. You should never be encouraging or threatening or joking about causing violence to anyone, including the Speaker of the House. "Who else thinks Kevin McCarthy must resign for ‘joking’ about assaulting Speaker Pelosi?"

Source: Fox News August 01, 2021 15:11 UTC