{"id":2202259,"date":"2024-03-19T20:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T00:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-mccaul-tells-darrell-issa-to-go-f-yourself-during-house-committee-hearing\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T20:42:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T00:42:33","slug":"mike-mccaul-tells-darrell-issa-to-go-f-yourself-during-house-committee-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-mccaul-tells-darrell-issa-to-go-f-yourself-during-house-committee-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"During a House committee hearing, Mike McCaul had a heated exchange with Darrell Issa, bluntly telling him to &#8220;go f*** yourself"},"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\">42<\/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%2Fmike-mccaul-tells-darrell-issa-to-go-f-yourself-during-house-committee-hearing%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=2202259&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--><h2>When Diplomacy Falters: Chairman Mike McCaul&#8217;s Candid Hot Mic Moment<\/h2>\n<p>It was a day like any other in the chambers of the House Foreign Affairs Committee until <strong>Chairman Mike McCaul (R-TX)<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-reporter-mocked-for-realization-that-he-just-had-about-coronavirus-pandemic\/\" title=\"CNN Reporter Mocked For Realization That He Just Had About Coronavirus Pandemic\">unknowingly turned<\/a> up\u200d the heat \u2064with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-reporter-issues-apology-after-hot-news-conference-mic-caught-her-comments-about-wr-stefon-diggs\/\" title=\"NFL reporter apologizes for making inappropriate comments about WR Stefon Diggs during a hot mic incident at a news conference.\">hot mic incident<\/a>.\u200c In the midst of\u2063 procedural decorum, McCaul&#8217;s \u2064unexpected remark sparked more than \u200djust policy debates.<\/p>\n<h3>The Incident<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-taylor-greene-shreds-warning-from-pelosi-on-face-masks\/\" title=\"Rep. Taylor Greene Shreds Warning from Pelosi on Face Masks\">committee room<\/a>, sparsely \u2062populated with members, echoed with the voice of <strong>Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)<\/strong> who, in the fervor of discussion, seemed to linger a bit\u2064 too long during his turn to speak.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;We&#8217;ve been keeping a five-minute rule,&#8221; McCaul gently reminded Issa.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I thought it was done. I\u200c thought \u2062it was a closing act, chairman,&#8221; Issa countered, misunderstanding the procedure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was then, \u200dperhaps forgetting the reach of his microphone, McCaul muttered a phrase more at home in a schoolyard spat than a government meeting:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah, go f*** yourself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Aftermath<\/h3>\n<p>The chairman&#8217;s words were not\u2064 meant for public consumption, yet once aired, they became\u2062 the talk of the \u2063town. Facing the music,\u2062 <strong>McCaul acknowledged his \u200bblunder<\/strong> with a straightforward apology, citing \u200ca long day and a\u200d short fuse as culprits \u200cfor his outburst.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That is uncharacteristic \u2064of me and I apologize to Mr. Issa, who I consider a friend,&#8221; McCaul conceded, in an effort to mend fences and move beyond the slip.<\/p>\n<p>To read the full story, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> offers an extensive account. But the \u200dincident \u2064didn&#8217;t end with just \u2064an apology.<\/p>\n<h3>The Reactions<\/h3>\n<p>Never one to miss\u2063 a beat, Issa\u200b took to his social \u200bmedia, sporting humor as his armor against the sharp phrase that had been hurled his way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hey @RepMcCaul \u2014 I&#8217;ve been \u2062called worse &#8230; and by people I don&#8217;t like!&#8221; he quipped, turning a moment of tension into a shared jest. His followers were quick to resonate with this light-hearted deflection, underscoring the \u2063camaraderie that often underlies political rivalries.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange between McCaul and Issa serves \u2064as a\u2063 candid reminder of the \u200dhuman element \u2062in politics. Behind the policy arguments and parliamentary procedures, there are moments of raw emotion and humanity &#8211; \u2064a side often\u2064 overshadowed by the formality of their roles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Even the most \u2064disciplined of lawmakers can falter<\/strong> under stress, producing moments of \u2062unexpected candor. While this hot mic faux pas may \u200dhave brought a fleeting\u200c wave of\u2063 embarrassment to Chairman McCaul, it also \u200cbrought a moment of levity to the hallowed\u200c halls of Congress \u2014 a\u200c reminder that, when the day is long, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-arrest-man-accused-of-setting-election-day-fires-at-7-locations-including-2-churches\/\" title=\"Police Arrest Man Accused Of Setting Election Day Fires At 7 Locations, Including 2 Churches\">tensions run high<\/a>,\u2064 a slip of the tongue can be just another shared story to \u2064bond over.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest updates on this story, keep an eye on the feeds, where politics and \u200bpersonality collide in the \u2062most \u200dhuman of ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a committee meeting with sparse attendance, House Foreign Affairs Chairman Mike McCaul (R-TX) inadvertently let a hot mic capture him cursing at Rep. 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