Sen. Tom Carper
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The episode began when Speaker of the House of Representatives for Homeland Security and Government Affairs Ron Johnson
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“Sen. Carper,” he said, to be silent, as the camera remained on Johnson. ‘Is sen. Carper there? ‘
“Sen. [James] Lankford, “Johnson said then, looking forward to continuing.
“F —, f —, f —,” Carper could then be heard saying when the camera suddenly sat in his office.
Sen. Tom Carper drops some f-bombs, apparently because his computer is muted: pic.twitter.com/uARqNK6IQ5
Matt Shuham (@mattshuham) 21 August 2020
Carper appeared to be talking to an aide, who was then lying on the screen.
“Senator, I think Sen. Carper is there,” Lankford (R-Okla.) Said then, signaling that Carper could speak.
“Sen. Carper can you unmute?” an apparently amused Johnson said then when it became clear that Carper could be at the hearing and ask Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
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“We do not want to be on TV again,” said a smiling Johnson, the panel’s chairman.
Carper then went into his questioning.
Virtual hearings have been held regularly in Washington to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, forcing lawmakers to attend hearings of offices around the country.
Carper seems to be addressing the incident later in a Twitter post, writing that he is being ‘fired’ over the Postal Service, which has been at the center of a political storm amid delays and fears that this will hurt Americans’ ability to to vote can tear mail this November.
Those who know me know that there are few things that excite me more than the Postal Service!#DontMessWithUSPS
– Senator Tom Carper (@SenatorCarper) 21 August 2020
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