{"id":590041,"date":"2021-07-13T14:35:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T18:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=590041"},"modified":"2021-07-13T14:35:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T18:35:18","slug":"does-anyone-have-a-more-embarrassing-political-career-than-eric-swalwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/does-anyone-have-a-more-embarrassing-political-career-than-eric-swalwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Anyone Have A More Embarrassing Political Career Than Eric Swalwell?"},"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%2Fdoes-anyone-have-a-more-embarrassing-political-career-than-eric-swalwell%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=590041&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MSNBC-Screenshot-2-e1626199925707.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell has managed to attract a lot of negative attention \u2013 but not always for his policies. Rather, Swalwell has had the spotlight for a plethora of embarrassing moments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Alleged Fart Heard Around the World&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Swalwell appeared on MSNBC\u2019s \u201cHardball with Chris Matthews\u201d in November of 2019 to discuss the impeachment inquiry into then-President Donald Trump. Unfortunately for the California lawmaker, his MSNBC hit was <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/11\/18\/eric-swalwell-msnbc\/\">thundered<\/a> with something \u2026 else.<\/p>\n<p>Social media blew up when viewers heard a noise that sounded like Swalwell loudly passed gas. Despite telling Buzzfeed reporter Addy Baird that the fart was not him, the moment became one that many people will never forget.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.7299270072993\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I knew <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericswalwell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ericswalwell<\/a> was full of hot gas\u2026I mean air. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yh792wwJdC\">pic.twitter.com\/Yh792wwJdC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christian Martinez (@C_RMartinez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/C_RMartinez\/status\/1196588904868122626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Relationship With a Suspected Chinese Spy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christine Fang, a suspected Chinese spy who operated in San Franciso on behalf of China\u2019s ministry of state security, met Swalwell when he was a member of the Dublin, California city council in 2011. Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/china-spy-california-politicians-9d2dfb99-f839-4e00-8bd8-59dec0daf589.html\">reported<\/a> that Fang assisted with Swalwell\u2019s re-election campaign in 2014 when he was a member of Congress and planted an intern in the California representative\u2019s office. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/10\/eric-swalwell-chinese-spy-christine-fang-russell-lowe-dianne-feinstein\/\">(RELATED: Swalwell Spoke At Same 2013 Event As Alleged Chinese Spy Who Worked In Feinstein\u2019s Office)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After Swalwell\u2019s relationship with Fang was exposed, House Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/19\/eric-swalwell-kevin-mccarthy-chinese-spy-fang\/\">called for<\/a> him to be removed from the House Intelligence Committee, but Speaker of the House Nany Pelosi <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/12\/nancy-pelosi-eric-swalwell-intelligence-committee-chinese-spy\/?utm_source=piano&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_campaign=getemails&amp;amp;pnespid=g_t.teoDCwON8CjyVeQQ81Q7RaxvFguUlNq.tVwh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allowed him<\/a> to keep his position. The representative also <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/09\/they-cannot-silence-me-eric-swalwell-no-wrongdoing-relationship-probable-chinese-spy\/\">accused<\/a> the Trump administration of being behind the Fang story, although there was no evidence to support his claims.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/25\/eric-swalwell-christine-fang-chinese-spy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refused to discuss<\/a> his relationship with Fang. During a CNN interview in January, Jake Tapper asked about the extent of his contact with Fang, and Swalwell simply said that the FBI concluded he had done nothing wrong and that he \u201clearned something new.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shirtless Camel Adventure in Qatar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Photos surfaced on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/11\/eric-swalwell-shirtless-camel-during-covid-19-trip-qatar\/\">showing<\/a> Swalwell riding a camel shirtless during a trip to Qatar that was funded by the U.S. government. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/eric-swallwell-ruben-gallegos-shirtless-in-qatar-riding-camel-2021-7\">Business Insider<\/a> first reported on the photos Friday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/07\/09\/eric-swalwell-posed-shirtless-during-pricey-paid-for-qatar-trip\/\">New York Post<\/a>, the U.S.-Qatar Business Council paid more than $84,000 for the Rep\u2019s trip.&nbsp;Swalwell visited Qatar with his wife and Reps. Ruben Gallego, Luis Correa, Sara Jacobs, and Lisa McClain.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.6233766233766\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">House intelligence committee member Rep. Eric Swalwell took a mid-pandemic break from questions about his relationship with Chinese spy Fang Fang\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026and posed shirtless atop a camel during a junket to Qatar<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PWBSAGqS9I\">https:\/\/t.co\/PWBSAGqS9I<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qftwufzLi1\">pic.twitter.com\/qftwufzLi1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stevennelson10\/status\/1413637770837467145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Joe Biden is well known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/18\/president-biden-wildest-gaffes-campaign-slip-ups\/\">frequent gaffes<\/a>, but Swalwell\u2019s infamous antics have stolen the spotlight quite a few times. It\u2019s safe to say that political commentators will keep an eye out for what the Swalwell will do next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell has managed to attract a lot of negative attention \u2013 but not always for his policies. 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