DNC Chair Ken Martin threw phone at aide's desk, faced HR complaint in sign of 'fraying nerves': report
Stressed-out Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin faced a formal human resources complaint after allegedly throwing his phone at a junior aide's desk at the party's Washington headquarters in early July, The New York Times reported Sunday, as financial concerns and internal tensions placed his leadership under scrutiny.The cause of the alleged outburst remained unclear, but one DNC source briefed on the episode described it as worsening conduct."It's just f---ing unacceptable. This is spiraling behavior," the source told NOTUS.The Times described the show of frustration as a sign of Martin's "fraying nerves."SLOTKIN SAYS DEMOCRATIC PARTY NEEDS 'NEW LEADERSHIP': 'OLD MODELS ARE NO LONGER WORKING'The Times cited six people familiar with the incident, none of whom witnessed it firsthand.
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Stressed-out Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin faced a formal human resources complaint after allegedly throwing his phone at a junior aide's desk at the party's Washington headquarters in early July, The New York Times reported Sunday, as financial concerns and internal tensions placed his leadership under scrutiny.The cause of the alleged outburst remained unclear, but one DNC source briefed on the episode described it as worsening conduct."It's just f---ing unacceptable. This is spiraling behavior," the source told NOTUS.The Times described the show of frustration as a sign of Martin's "fraying nerves."SLOTKIN SAYS DEMOCRATIC PARTY NEEDS 'NEW LEADERSHIP': 'OLD MODELS ARE NO LONGER WORKING'The Times cited six people familiar with the incident, none of whom witnessed it firsthand. Their accounts differed over how forcefully Martin threw the phone, but the newspaper reported that it landed on the aide's desk while Martin was reprimanding the staffer and led to a formal HR complaint.NOTUS reported that five sources said Martin threw the phone in the aide's direction after a scheduled period of donor and political calls. The phone did not strike the staffer, but several aides were shaken, according to the outlet.
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- Stressed-out Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin faced a formal human resources complaint after allegedly throwing his phone at a junior aide's desk at the party's Washington headquarters in early July, The New York Times reported Sunday, as financial concerns and internal tensions placed his leadership under scrutiny.The cause of the alleged outburst remained unclear, but one DNC source briefed on the episode described it as worsening conduct."It's just f---ing unacceptable. This is spiraling behavior," the source told NOTUS.The Times described the show of frustration as a sign of Martin's "fraying nerves."SLOTKIN SAYS DEMOCRATIC PARTY NEEDS 'NEW LEADERSHIP': 'OLD MODELS ARE NO LONGER WORKING'The Times cited six people familiar with the incident, none of whom witnessed it firsthand.
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