'You're lapdogs!' House hearing devolves into shouting as Dem uncorks brutal attack
Source: Raw Story
September 10, 2025 6:08PM ET
A House committee hearing Wednesday erupted into chaos when Rep. Maxwell Frost (D‑Fla.) and Rep. Clay Higgins (R‑La.) engaged in a shouting match so heated that Frost accused Higgins of being a “lapdog” for President Donald Trump, forcing the panel to pause proceedings.
The confrontation began midway through a session debating law-enforcement powers and public safety. Higgins, who is sponsoring a bill expanding police ability to pursue fleeing suspects, was asked by Frost why he had not called up the National Guard in his state, as he had done in the capital.
"Louisiana is the state with the second highest rate of death in this nation. You'a re more likely to be shot standing on a random street in your state than you are in Washington D.C.," Frost said.
Later in the back-and-forth, Frost unleashed his barb directly at Higgins, calling him a "lap dog to the president." “You're here because you're lap dogs to the president of the United States," he said. Reacting to the comments, Higgins demanded his words be expunged.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/maxwell-frost-2673980959/
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