Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., tore into a fellow Empire State lawmaker Thursday after the latter accosted Lawler on the House floor.<\/p>\n
Chaos briefly broke out in the House of Representatives during the chamber’s final vote series of the week, when Rep. John Mannion, D-N.Y., began shouting at Lawler that he was on the wrong side of the floor.<\/p>\n
Democrats and Republicans traditionally sit on opposite sides of the chamber, but it’s not unusual for lawmakers of either party to enter through any door and cross to their side.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Mannion was then heard shouting at Lawler, ‘Get over there and tell them the country is falling apart.’<\/p>\n
‘F—ing get over there and get some f—ing balls,’ Mannion could be heard shouting. ‘You know who I am. I’m a New Yorker, just like you.’<\/p>\n
Lawler responded to Mannion on X, writing, ‘John Mannion was entirely unhinged and unprofessional. That was a shameful display that exposed his complete lack of temperament.’<\/p>\n
‘No wonder numerous staffers have previously alleged a toxic work environment. He should go seek help for anger management \u2014 and f— off.’<\/p>\n
Unverified accusations arose during Mannion’s campaign that he had created a toxic work environment for staffers in the New York State Senate, which the New York Democrat dismissed at the time as a ‘false political attack.’<\/p>\n
Fox News Digital reached out to Mannion’s office for comment but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n
The New York Democrat was heard shouting at reporters ahead of the confrontation, ‘We need you. We need you to hold them accountable. Media, it’s your country too.’<\/p>\n
‘Don’t cover the distractions. Cover the actions that lead us towards authoritarianism, please,’ Mannion yelled, according to Politico.<\/p>\n
Mannion is a first-term Democrat who unseated former Rep. Brandon Williams, R-N.Y., whose district boundaries were changed last year to include more blue-leaning areas.<\/p>\n
Lawler’s office referred Fox News Digital to his statement on X when reached for comment.<\/p>\n
The dust-up was brief but is a sign of the sky-high tensions in the current political climate.<\/p>\n
Democrats were already furious over the forced ejection of Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., from a media event being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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