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Related: About this forumGrimm's democratic opponent Domenic Recchia responds.
Democrats Pile on Michael Grimm Controversy
ROSS BARKAN
Democrats have quickly seized on GOP Congressman Michael Grimms controversy last night after he physically threatened a NY 1 reporter during an interview.
Both Domenic Recchia, a former councilman challenging Mr. Grimm in this years election, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have been piling on Mr. Grimm this morning, releasing statements bashing him for the incident.
Mr. Recchia, in a harshly-worded statement, demanded that Mr. Grimm apologize to the reporter, Michael Scotto. Mr. Grimm, according to Mr. Scotto on Twitter, has since apologized. (Mayor Bill de Blasio, a fellow Democrat, also asked the congressman to apologize earlier in the day.)
Michael Grimms behavior last night was disgraceful, completely unacceptable, and unbefitting of a United States Congressman, said Mr. Recchia. Using threats of physical violence to intimidate the press from doing their jobs is against everything our country and our governmentstands for, and is a shameful abuse of power.
http://politicker.com/2014/01/democrats-pile-on-michael-grimm-controversy/
gordianot
(15,247 posts)I would bet every journalist in Mr. Grimm's District is jealous of the NY1 reporter.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)This is the way this man operztes and now he has to answer for it.
Gothmog
(145,667 posts)Grim is an idiot
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Grimm won 51% of the vote last time around against a no named flawed democratic candidate.