House Oversight Hearing Erupts After Frost Calls Trump 'Grifter-in-Chief'

Rep. Maxwell Frost was barred from speaking after clashing with Chair James Comer over remarks accusing Trump and Musk of self-enrichment.

Rep. Maxwell Frost referred to President Trump as the 'grifter-in-chief' and Elon Musk as 'President Musk' during a House Oversight hearing on government waste.
Chairman James Comer demanded Frost revise his remarks, citing House decorum rules, but Frost doubled down, accusing both Trump and Musk of using public office for personal gain.
After Frost partially withdrew his comments, Comer ruled his words out of order, struck them from the record, and barred him from further participation in the hearing.
Tensions escalated as Frost accused the committee of silencing him, with Comer threatening to have the sergeant-at-arms remove him if he did not comply.
The dispute overshadowed the hearing’s intended focus on a Government Accountability Office report on waste, fraud, and abuse in federal programs.