Last updated on May 14th, 2021 at 11:12 pm
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said that Officer Michael Fanone was hung up on by Kevin McCarthy‘s staff when he called to discuss his 1/6 attack experience.
Rep. Swalwell tweeted:
I just spoke with a very upset Officer Michael Fanone. It’s #PoliceWeek and for weeks Ofc. Fanone has made multiple requests to talk to @GOPLeader. He wants to show McCarthy what he experienced on 1/6. Today he was hung up on by McCarthy’s staff. RT if Kevin should meet a hero.
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— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) May 12, 2021
McCarthy’s staff denied that it happened:
I just spoke with a very upset Officer Michael Fanone. It’s #PoliceWeek and for weeks Ofc. Fanone has made multiple requests to talk to @GOPLeader. He wants to show McCarthy what he experienced on 1/6. Today he was hung up on by McCarthy’s staff. RT if Kevin should meet a hero.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) May 12, 2021
Rep. Swalwell responded by asking if they were calling the officer a liar:
Officer Fanone told me he was hung up on. Are you calling him a liar? https://t.co/kDct5hHQQ9
— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) May 12, 2021
It sure sounds like they are calling the officer a liar, but even McCarthy’s version of the story is not a good look.
Kevin McCarthy’s office showed how much they care about the police, in their version, by giving the inured officer an email address. That’s it. They didn’t put him on the phone with anybody. They just told him to send an email, and this is the version of events that Kevin McCarthy’s office wants out there.
If this is how the House GOP leader treats a police officer defending him, image how he will treat the rest of us if he becomes Speaker.
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