U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards Accused of Hitting Man At Rotary Event
by Jessica Wakeman
May 12, 2025
Rep. Chuck Edwards leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in January 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)
This story is co-published with Talking Points Memo.
A regional Rotary conference in Asheville on Saturday night appears to have ended with a confrontation between Western North Carolina’s U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards and an unknown man, with witnesses attesting that the congressman struck the attendee.
“He got into an argument at one of the tables with another Rotarian and Chuck got upset and hit the guy with a binder and said ‘love you man’ as he walked out,” said a Rotarian, who requested anonymity so as not to jeopardize his relationship with the organization.
“The guy he hit called the police and claimed he was assaulted,” the emailer continued.
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The man exchanged words with Edwards after the congressman delivered his remarks, Gooder said. “Chuck stops and kind of bends over, kind of in-his-face type of stuff,” Gooder told McClatchy, saying Edwards “hit the guy with his clipboard” while the man was still seated. According to Gooder, the two men then exited the conference room.
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https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/chuck-edwards-asheville-rotary-assault-allegations/
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RESIST!! ✊️
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in my world anyway...
