House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) unleashed a profanity-laced outburst during a tense meeting Thursday with a handful of GOP lawmakers – one of whom had brought along their young child, NOTUS reported Friday.
Johnson’s reported outburst was prompted by disagreements among Republicans over the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, a bill that expands benefits for veterans and reshapes the Department of Veterans Affairs.
In a bid to salvage the bill, Johnson brought a handful of GOP lawmakers to a private room to hash out their differences, “multiple sources” told NOTUS.
Two lawmakers – Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) “started yelling at each other” over disagreements regarding the veterans bill, NOTUS reported.
That's when Johnson snapped and declared, “I’m sick of this s---.”
The room was stunned.
“Witnesses were shocked that the typically even-keeled Johnson had lost his cool,” NOTUS’ report reads.
Johnson appeared to regret his words "almost immediately," NOTUS reported.
“Almost immediately, he apologized to Luna for his outburst," according to the report. "He then walked over to the elementary-school-aged son of Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO), who had witnessed the interaction, and got down on one knee and apologized for cursing in front of him, the sources said.”
The vote on the veterans bill, which reportedly was expected to be approved “quickly” on Thursday, per NOTUS, was ultimately postponed.