McCarthy jokes it will be hard not to 'hit' Pelosi with gavel if he becomes Speaker

Dems to Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Recant Nancy Pelosi taunt or quit

Several Dems urged Kevin McCarthy to apologize to Speaker Nancy Pelosi or quit after audio surfaced of him saying it would be "hard not to hit her."

Dems to Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Recant Nancy Pelosi taunt or quit

Several Dems urged Kevin McCarthy to apologize to Speaker Nancy Pelosi or quit after audio surfaced of him saying it would be "hard not to hit her."

Dems to Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Recant Nancy Pelosi taunt or quit

Several Dems urged Kevin McCarthy to apologize to Speaker Nancy Pelosi or quit after audio surfaced of him saying it would be "hard not to hit her."

Dems to Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Recant Nancy Pelosi taunt or quit

Several Dems urged Kevin McCarthy to apologize to Speaker Nancy Pelosi or quit after audio surfaced of him saying it would be "hard not to hit her."

Dems to Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Recant Nancy Pelosi taunt or quit

Several Dems urged Kevin McCarthy to apologize to Speaker Nancy Pelosi or quit after audio surfaced of him saying it would be "hard not to hit her."

Dems ask McCarthy to recant Pelosi taunt as tensions rise

Several House Democrats have called on House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to apologize to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or resign after audio surfaced of him saying at a weekend fundraiser that it would be “hard not to hit her” with a gavel if he’s sworn in as speaker after the 2022 midterm elections. The comment is emblematic of the rising tension between the two leaders since the Jan. 6 insurrection, in which a violent mob of former President…