Patrick McHenry

Warren Supporters Swarm McHenry's Facebook Page After He Blasts Her 'Sense Of Entitlement'

Brian Beutler | May 25, 2011, 10:25AM

Patrick McHenry and Elizabeth Warren

Somebody probably should have warned him about the high risk of blowback. Now he's learning it the hard way.

Over the past 12 hours, hundreds if not thousands of Elizabeth Warren's supporters have swarmed Rep. Patrick McHenry's (R-NC) Facebook page and excoriated him for mistreating her on Capitol Hill Tuesday.

As the contentious Oversight Committee hearing drew to a recess, Warren claimed she had arranged with McHenry's staff to be excused from the panel at 2:15 p.m. -- and that the arrangement was only necessary because the committee made multiple scheduling changes before settling on an early-afternoon start time.

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