'Unsafe' pull-ups at top of Capitol dome get Republican reported to authorities

Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) has been reported to the House sergeant at arms after he allegedly did pull-ups while suspended hundreds of feet above the ground in the U.S. Capitol dome.

An email reviewed by Politico Wednesday said McCormick was on a tour of the Capitol dome when he began doing pull-ups on the railings. The email accused him of performing "unsafe actions."

McCormick went beyond a sign reading "no person permitted above this platform under any circumstances," the email said.

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The lawmaker was seen suspended over 200 feet in the air after going over a railing on the "Tholos level" of the Capitol dome. McCormick's staff allegedly recorded him as he did pull-ups.

"There was a miscommunication and we have apologized," McCormick spokesperson Julie Singleton insisted in a statement to Politico.