The houses of Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi have been reportedly vandalized.

The houses of Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi, political opponents and the 2 strongest members of Congress, have been reported to have been vandalized, as their standoff continues over a stimulus invoice that has been criticized as insufficient by from each the left and proper — together with President Trump.

In a press release on Saturday, Mr. McConnell, a Kentucky Republican and the Senate majority chief, lamented what he known as a “radical tantrum” drawn from a “toxic playbook.” The Louisville station WDRB-TV reported that the senator’s residence was tagged in a single day with purple and white spray paint. Photos show writing on the entrance of Mr. McConnell’s residence, together with a message that claims “Weres my money” on the entrance door. The Louisville Metro Police Department didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon Saturday.

“I’ve spent my career fighting for the First Amendment and defending peaceful protest,” Mr. McConnell stated within the assertion. “I appreciate every Kentuckian who has engaged in the democratic process whether they agree with me or not. This is different. Vandalism and the politics of fear have no place in our society.”

Around 2 a.m. Friday, San Francisco law enforcement officials responded to a report of vandalism at a house within the metropolis’s Pacific Heights neighborhood. Graffiti had been spray-painted on the storage door and “a pig’s head” was left on the sidewalk in entrance of the home, a spokesman for the Police Department stated. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the house belonged to Ms. Pelosi, a Democrat who serves as House speaker.

The Police Department didn’t reply to further questions, together with whether or not the pig’s head found on the property was actual or faux. The speaker’s workplace didn’t reply to a request for touch upon Saturday.

President Trump signed a invoice offering $900 billion in stimulus final Sunday, however known as for funds to people be elevated to $2,000 from $600. Ms. Pelosi rallied help for the shift, and the House voted to boost the funds on Monday. Mr. McConnell blocked the hassle the next day .

Mr. McConnell stated on Tuesday that the Senate would “begin a process” to contemplate greater funds together with Mr. Trump’s different calls for, which embrace investigations of his baseless claims of voter fraud within the 2020 election and the repeal of sure authorized protections for tech giants akin to Facebook, Google and Twitter.