Congressmen Gone Wild After State of the Union Speech

The State of the Union Address usually elicits responses from members of the party in opposition to the President currently in the White House.

President Barack Obama's speech on Tuesday saw replies afterward from four Congressional Republicans that criticized the Commander-in-Chief for everything from his touting of the success of Obamacare to tackling income inequality. But those rebuttals were overshadowed by the behavior of two fellow Republicans after the speech.

Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) threatened a news reporter after an interview following the State of the Union address, according to NY1 News.

Grimm confronted NY1 News reporter Michael Scotto while a camera was rolling, telling him that "Let me be clear to you, you ever do that to me again I'll throw you off this f--g balcony." The interview took place on a balcony of the Capitol building.

Grimm had taken issue with Scotto asking him questions about a federal investigation into campaign finances as the Staten Island congressman wanted to comment on the State of the Union address. Grimm walked away when Scotto started asking about the investigation only to return after Scotto signed off from his report telling viewers that Grimm refused to answer questions.

The congressman after the incident issued a statement defending his conduct. However, according to Time, Grimm reversed course on Wednesday and apologized to Scotto.

And then there was Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas), whom Politico reported had sent out various tweets during the State of the Union address ripping President Obama for "the new Imperial Presidency" when he said he will sign an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay a minimum wage of $10.10 an hour.

Politico also reported that Huelskamp insulted Obama on Twitter about other items in the speech such as his honoring of injured Army Ranger Cory Remsburg, describing it as "Obama politicizes the military to end his speech. Totally expected, Mr. President."

Huelskamp then doubled down on his disdain for Obama during a live interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow when she questioned him about the various tweets.

At one point, the two had a feisty exchange when Huelskamp accused Maddow of being a "cheerleader" for the Obama administration by not probing further into the Benghazi controversy. Maddow and Huelskamp also clashed when she asked about his tweet that said Obama was acting in a "lawless manner" with his mention of executive orders.

Maddow closed out the interview by telling Huelskamp that she found him "spectacularly disingenuous" in defending his tweets but invited him to come on her show in person for a one-to-one interview.