{"id":1285712,"date":"2022-02-09T15:07:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T20:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1285712"},"modified":"2022-02-09T15:08:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T20:08:00","slug":"republican-rep-apologizes-after-telling-top-democrat-to-kiss-my-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-rep-apologizes-after-telling-top-democrat-to-kiss-my-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Rep Apologizes After Telling Top Democrat To \u2018Kiss My A**\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-rep-apologizes-after-telling-top-democrat-to-kiss-my-a%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1285712&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Republican Kentucky Rep. Hal Rogers apologized to Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman Joyce Beatty after a heated exchange in the Capitol over masking Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Capitol maintains a mask <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/28\/house-capitol-mask-mandate-cdc-guidance-delta-variant\/\">mandate<\/a>, the rule is sporadically enforced. As Rogers and Beatty prepared to board a train in the Capitol basement, Beatty told Rogers to cover his mouth and nose. Upon Beatty\u2019s instruction, Rogers poked her in the back and told her to get on the train, the congresswoman <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ohio-hal-rogers-joyce-beatty-congress-2a4ed2faeddc8c5b07c4337c29667573\">told<\/a> the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018Don\u2019t you ever touch me,&#8217;\u201d Beatty said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKiss my ass,\u201d Rogers responded.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers later apologized to Beatty, both representatives confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">This afternoon, I met with Congresswoman Beatty to personally apologize. My words were not acceptable and I expressed my regret to her, first and foremost,\u201d Rogers said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rogers now issues a statement: \u201cThis afternoon, I met with Congresswoman Beatty to personally apologize. My words were not acceptable and I expressed my regret to her, first and foremost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manu Raju (@mkraju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1491183229457641473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Beatty accepted the apology, saying that she is \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">moving on to the urgent priorities of my constituents and the Congressional Black Caucus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CBC Chairwoman Beatty accepts Hal Rogers\u2019 apology. \u201cThis was a high profile insult and it required a high profile response. I accept Rep. Rogers\u2019 public apology and I am now moving on to the urgent priorities of my constituents and the Congressional Black Caucus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manu Raju (@mkraju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1491245940468072451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During a Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/02\/08\/politics\/joyce-beatty-hal-rogers-poke-mask-dispute\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appearance on CNN<\/a>, Beatty claimed a racial component to the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span id=\"subtitle831\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"831\" data-start=\"1899636\" data-end=\"1901505\">Had a black man poked a white<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle832\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"832\" data-start=\"1901505\" data-end=\"1904041\">woman and then told her to kiss his<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle833\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"833\" data-start=\"1904041\" data-end=\"1905176\">blank blank, you tell me what<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle834\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"834\" data-start=\"1905175\" data-end=\"1908979\">you think would have happened,\u201d she told host John Berman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cH<span id=\"subtitle764\" class=\"subtitle selfragment\" data-id=\"764\" data-start=\"1756819\" data-end=\"1760923\">e did not come forth at<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle765\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"765\" data-start=\"1760923\" data-end=\"1761223\">first.<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle766\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"766\" data-start=\"1761224\" data-end=\"1764461\">And our leadership, leader Steny<\/span> H<span id=\"subtitle767\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"767\" data-start=\"1764460\" data-end=\"1766228\">oyer, went over and talked with <\/span><span id=\"subtitle768\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"768\" data-start=\"1766229\" data-end=\"1767864\">some of his colleagues and their<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle769\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"769\" data-start=\"1767864\" data-end=\"1769099\">leadership and him.<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle770\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"770\" data-start=\"1769099\" data-end=\"1769832\">And they said he would come over<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle771\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"771\" data-start=\"1769833\" data-end=\"1771901\">and apologize.<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle772\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"772\" data-start=\"1771901\" data-end=\"1773537\">And so, when he came to the floor<\/span> <span class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"773\" data-start=\"1773537\" data-end=\"1777508\">to apologize <\/span><strong>\u2014 <\/strong><span id=\"subtitle773\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"773\" data-start=\"1773537\" data-end=\"1777508\">mind you, without a<\/span> <span class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"774\" data-start=\"1777508\" data-end=\"1779844\">mask on <\/span><strong>\u2014 <\/strong><span id=\"subtitle774\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"774\" data-start=\"1777508\" data-end=\"1779844\">I stepped back.\u201d Beatty said.<\/span> \u201cAnd a<span id=\"subtitle775\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"775\" data-start=\"1779844\" data-end=\"1782179\">s he reached out to touch my<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle776\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"776\" data-start=\"1782179\" data-end=\"1783748\">arm, I told him, \u2018Don\u2019t touch me.\u2019<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle777\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"777\" data-start=\"1783748\" data-end=\"1784414\">And I moved back because he<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle778\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"778\" data-start=\"1784414\" data-end=\"1787151\">didn\u2019t have a mask on.<\/span> And so w<span id=\"subtitle779\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"779\" data-start=\"1787151\" data-end=\"1789487\">ith that, he mumbled some<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle780\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"780\" data-start=\"1789487\" data-end=\"1789787\">words, a<\/span><span id=\"subtitle781\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"781\" data-start=\"1789786\" data-end=\"1791622\">nd I told leadership, it wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle782\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"782\" data-start=\"1791622\" data-end=\"1792322\">acceptable.<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle783\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"783\" data-start=\"1792323\" data-end=\"1795594\">I wanted a public apology.<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle784\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"784\" data-start=\"1795594\" data-end=\"1798697\">And as speaker Pelosi said, if you<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle785\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"785\" data-start=\"1798696\" data-end=\"1804269\">insult a high-profile, you have to<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle786\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"786\" data-start=\"1804269\" data-end=\"1807205\">do a high-profile apology.<\/span> So I demanded a public apology. And t<span id=\"subtitle787\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"787\" data-start=\"1807205\" data-end=\"1809307\">hat is when he publicly<\/span> <span id=\"subtitle788\" class=\"subtitle\" data-id=\"788\" data-start=\"1809307\" data-end=\"1809707\">apologized.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s incident was not the first dust-up between Republicans and Democrats over the Capitol\u2019s masking rules. Democratic Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/12\/video-pramila-jayapal-not-wearing-mask-capitol-riot-blamed-gop-lawmakers-covid-19-coronavirus\/\">accused<\/a> Republicans of creating a \u201csuper-spreader event\u201d during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot after GOP members did not wear masks while sheltering in place. Jayapal and Democratic New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman both tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after the riot. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/23\/jim-clyburn-third-ranking-house-democrat-tests-positive-covid-19\/\">(RELATED: Jim Clyburn, Third-Ranking House Democrat, Tests Positive For COVID)<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several recent <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/02\/covid-19-coronavirus-mask-study-bangladesh\/\">studies<\/a> have shown that the most commonly worn cloth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/news\/hsph-in-the-news\/questioning-our-reliance-on-cloth-masks\/\">masks<\/a> provide little to no <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/28\/covid-19-school-mask-mandates-npr-nyt-washington-post-open-abandon\/\">protection<\/a> against COVID-19, particularly among younger wearers. Top scientists, including University of Minnesota epidemiologist Dr. Michael <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/02\/biden-top-covid-adviser-michael-osterholm-cloth-face-coverings-not-effective\/\">Osterholm<\/a>, a member of President Joe Biden\u2019s COVID-19 Advisory Board, has acknowledged their lack of effectiveness, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not changed its guidance on masking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Kentucky Rep. 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