I would like to know more about this incident where Don Young purportedly held a 10-inch knife to John Boehner's throat *in the House chamber.* That does not sound plausible to me, and Young called the story "mostly true." Which part of it is true? politico.com/magazine/story/…

Sep 24, 2026 · 10:51 PM UTC

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Ah, this is clarifying: Young (who is now deceased) said on a podcast that the knife blade was sheathed. skeptics.stackexchange.com/q…
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The knife was only 9 inches long.
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The part where Boehner says "fuck you" is almost certainly true.
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If I had to guess, Young disputes the part where Boehner stonily stared back.
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It's mostly true. but instead of a knife it was a banana. But the rest is 100% true.
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My favorite Don Young story is when he gave a speech about “buttfucking” at a school
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Replying to @jbarro
Knife was only 8 inches.
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Change "knife" to "Rubber chicken", and I think you'll have your answer.
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Yeah that’s a fucking violent crime and Don Young should be in prison.
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It was a sword
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