At a charity event in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Representative Brandon Williams (R-NY) was recorded engaging in an inappropriate outburst directed at a former staffer which contained offensive language.
“Just so you know, everything, you f*** with my family, I’ll end every relationship you have, every single friend,” Williams told his former campaign manager and top staffer, whom he fired earlier this year. “Do you understand me? Do you understand me? You think I don’t know?”
“Hey, why don’t you get the police in?” Williams said to another partygoer.
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: @Brandon4ny22 shouts at and threatens his former campaign manager and chief of staff at a holiday charity event in DC. @CitrusTVNews ????@RepWilliams: “You F*CK with my family, I’ll end every relationship that you have!” #NY22 pic.twitter.com/VV6SYWevNp
— Luke Radel (@lukeradel) December 1, 2023
Williams verified to Semafor on Thursday that he had initiated an altercation after accusing his former aide of having said “incredibly vile things” regarding his wife and daughter.
He stated that he declared these comments were unacceptable. The altercation was recorded via video by another former staffer.
Williams further reported that the two staffers involved got physical with him, one placing their hands on him and pushing his chest against him before he grabbed the phone of the former staffer and threw it down, then walked away.
Stephanie Williams, the wife of the Congressman, informed Semafor that she felt violated by the incident and noted that one of the two individuals in question had resided in their home for over five months.
“I am overwhelmed with grief,” she said.
The couple stated that they had no intention of initiating any legal proceedings against the two individuals, though it is unclear what options may be available to them.
A current staffer for Williams attempted an explanation as well, tweeting:
What you are seeing is two former staffers who were fired by the Congressman earlier this year. Both individuals, the one being confronted by the Congressman and the one filming, made rude comments about the female members of the Congressman’s family. These individuals planted stories with the media and one of them physically shoved the Congressman at a holiday event (edited from the video).
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As a former nuclear submarine officer known for his temperament and poise, tonight should be a lesson to all, never go after this Navy Nuke’s family.
Here is what was omitted from the video:
What you are seeing is two former staffers who were fired by the Congressman earlier this year. Both individuals, the one being confronted by the Congressman and the one filming, made rude comments about the female members of the… https://t.co/nmDGiNQcwX
— Taylor Weyeneth (@TaylorWeyeneth) December 1, 2023
The former aide seen in the video denied the claims to Semafor and stated that Williams initiated the confrontation with the two former staffers based on rumors he was unfamiliar with.
“I have not made any comments regarding his family,” he said.
Subsequently, Williams voted to expel Rep. George Santos (R-NY), his New York delegation colleague, from Congress.
Since January, Williams had been at the forefront of the effort to oust Santos.
The guy looks, and sounds like an asshole!!!
“they” are born everyday. We should NOT be FORCED to pay them (to abuse us), ever. That would be stupid
and the same, out of control human wants to control my tongue? Not in this life….
Possibly a good reason to not serve alcohol at these events. It appears that the two former staff members came equipped with a camera to stage this kerfuffle. The former Commander of a Nuclear Sub is no-one to ever insult, for your own safety.
THIS is what’s supposed to be representing our values to the world???
Arguably, a few do it better than others; it’s a matter of perspective.
I sent him an email yesterday accusing him of being a RINO for voting with the Democrats. NYS is full of them. RINOs have got to go.