Congressman Assaults Student on Washington Sidewalk

VinNews - A North Carolina congressman is under fire after a video surfaced Monday showing him in a physical confrontation with a young man on a street in Washington. Rep. Bob Etheridge, a Democrat, is seen in the amateur video grabbing the wrist and neck of the unidentified man after he approached him and asked if he supported the “Obama agenda.”

In a statement Monday, NRCC spokesman Jon Thompson said, “Bob Etheridge has lost it.
“His conduct is unbecoming of a member of Congress. It’s bad enough that he’s joined Obama’s assault on North Carolina jobs, but his physical assault on a college student goes beyond the pale.”

Rep. Bob Etheridge, just released a statement saying that he regrets his reaction.