GOP Senator Calls Colleague A “B*tch” During Zoom Meeting

New Hampshire Senate Livestream/YouTube

February 11, 2021, 11:14 am*

Zoom meetings have seen their fair share of snafus during pandemic life, but some have less to do with technological mistakes and more to do with people being jerks.

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In the latter category, a state senator from New Hampshire apparently failed to realize his every word was audible on Zoom when he called one of his colleagues a b—tch in the middle of a meeting.

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A Republican state senator was caught on camera calling a colleague a “b*tch” after she recessed a meeting so she could take a call related to her hospitalized daughter. pic.twitter.com/wZxH8JP5MY

— Shirley (@joylynbest) February 11, 2021

John Reagan phoned in to discuss something with Senator Sharon Carson and several others during a meeting that was livestreamed to YouTube. Not long after he was asked to join the conversation, Carson explained that her daughter was hospitalized and her doctor was calling, so the committee would be taking a 10 minute recess.

“Nobody else can do anything? Right,” Reagan complained. “B—tch.”

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He later apologized for his “recorded outburst previously” while still in the meeting, and later emailed the Associated Press to claim that it was “an open mic zoom goof.”

Regardless of whether Reagan actually meant to curse at his fellow Republican in front of an audience or not, it’s obvious that his actual use of the word can’t be chalked up to an accident.

Constituents and folks chiming in online weren’t amused with the turn of events.

I think that’s exactly what he said. Chairwoman Carson absolutely had the right to recess the hearing for 10 minutes & I know she wd’ve done the same for any committee member who was experiencing a similar crisis in their own family. She can be gruff, but she’s a good person.

— Timothy Horrigan (@TimothyHorrigan) February 10, 2021

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ESPECIALLY if you vote with them. They consider it both endorsement and justification for their behavior.

— Barbara Barbeyrac Bunny, Esq. (@RomanticBallad) February 11, 2021

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Unbelievable Woman’s daughter is in the hospital and zero empathy; probably thought he was on mute. Now everyone knows his true colors.

— New Hampshire Cats (@CatsInNH) February 10, 2021

This is Republican legislators. This is how they act, pretty much all of the time. The only difference is that now its more easily accessible to the public. https://t.co/IGMW98jMy2

— Timothy Smith (@tjsnh) February 10, 2021

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Several other New Hampshire state senators have since condemned Reagan’s remarks.

“Senator Reagan’s derogatory comments directed toward Senator Carson today were cruel and entirely unacceptable,” said Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucey.

Carson does not appear to have commented publicly on the incident as of yet.

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*First Published: February 11, 2021, 8:18 am