From a Washington Post analysis by Aaron Blake headlined “An ugly scene highlights House GOP’s descent into childish infighting”:
Three weeks ago, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) declared as he was elevated to that role, “This conference that you see — this House Republican majority — is united.”
On Tuesday, Johnson’s predecessor, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) featured in an angry and allegedly physical altercation — for the second time this year. The scene played out even as their fellow House Republicans continued to hurl childish insults at one another.