A member of Congress was seen on camera firmly grabbing the backside of a colleague during the tense, late night debate and votes on Donald Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill.'
The House of Representatives went into the wee hours of the morning with constant debate, votes over amendments and hours-long filibustering by Democrat leader Hakeem Jeffries.
At one point, during those late hours and with time expired on an amendment vote that had failed, the camera feed over the House caught two members of Congress speaking to one another.
As they engage in discussion, a third member is seen walking onto the floor and taking a big grab out of the posterior of the mystery congressman, who is only seen from the back.
The grabby representative turns and then gives a chuckle and a wave to the member, who was clearly jolted by the move.
No member of Congress has addressed the clip since it made it to social media, on either the giving or receiving side of the grab.
In the subreddit that unearthed the video, various commenters had humorous takes on what happened.
'So they are playing grab-a** AND taking away all our healthcare and rights. Got it,' wrote one against the bill.
A member of Congress was seen on camera grabbing the backside of another during the tense, late night debate and votes on Donald Trump 's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill'
Congress passed President Donald Trump 's 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' a landmark piece of tax cuts and spending legislation containing many of the Republican's campaign promises
One comment joked that it resembled how athletes congratulate one another after a sporting event, writing: 'Good game.'
'Ugh. Immature. The standard is so low for American politicians,' bemoaned another.
One Redditor was more philosophical: 'Of the things to be mad about, this probably isn’t it. My guess is that they are probably friends and he’s messing with him. How about paying attention to what they are voting on instead.'
Congress passed President Donald Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' a landmark piece of tax cuts and spending legislation containing many of the Republican's campaign promises.
The president is set to sign the bill into law to celebrate the Fourth of July on Friday.
Dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the $3.3 trillion measure took an all-encompassing, multi-year effort from Republicans in Congress to pass.
'I think I have more power now,' Trump said following the bill's passage. 'More gravitas, more power.'
'Biggest tax cut in history, great for security, great on the southern border...It's the biggest bill ever signed of its kind,' Trump continued.
In the subreddit that unearthed the video, various Redditors had humorous takes on what happened
He also made a point to heap praise on Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune for shepherding the measure through Congress despite nagging GOP pushback from conservatives and moderates.
After passing the House after hours of high-pressure negotiations with hold-out members, it will now head to the White House for Trump's signature.
The president will hold a signing ceremony for his bill on Independence Day between military flyovers, including the B-2 bombers recently deployed to Iran, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday.
The behemoth, nearly 900-page legislative package extends the president's 2017 tax cuts and further eliminates taxes on tips and overtime - a marquee promise that the president pledged repeatedly on the campaign trail.
It doubles the child tax credit and includes a popular $1,000 'Trump investment account' - formerly known as MAGA accounts - for newborn babies.
The tax cuts alone will cost $4.5 trillion over the next ten years, according to projections from the Congressional Budget Office. To offset the massive price tag Republicans included $1.2 trillion in spending cuts, mainly trimming Medicaid, the health care program for the poor and disabled.
However, the measure stirred much controversy within GOP ranks and even drew the ire of billionaire Elon Musk for its massive spending, which he likened to 'political suicide.'
Speaker Mike Johnson gavels down the passing vote for President Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
Though that did not sway Trump and the White House from celebrating the measure.
'President Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill delivers on the commonsense agenda that nearly 80 million Americans voted for – the largest middle-class tax cut in history, permanent border security, massive military funding, and restoring fiscal sanity,' Leavitt said in a statement following the successful vote.
'The pro-growth policies within this historic legislation are going to fuel an economic boom like we’ve never seen before. President Trump looks forward to signing the One Big, Beautiful Bill into law to officially usher in the Golden Age of America.'
Trump wrote on Truth Social before the vote: 'The USA is on track to break every record on growth. Go Republicans, beat the Crooked Democrats tonight! Pro-growth tax cuts never fail.'
'We had great conversations all day, and the Republican House Majority is united, for the good of our country, delivering the biggest tax cuts in history and massive growth.'
