#Sen. Tom Carper caught spewing profanities at staffer during mail hearing

Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware threw a fit at his staffer when the senator nearly missed his turn to grill Postmaster General Louis DeJoy at a hearing on election mail.

“F–k, F–k, F–k!” Carper said Friday morning, swiveling in his chair to bark the expletives at an aide because his audio was initially off when his turn for questions came around.

The aide walked over to Carper’s desk and helped him work his livestream.

Many lawmakers struggle to unmute their feeds during the virtual committee hearings common in the coronavirus pandemic.

Carper seemed to believe he was still muted.

Before Carper erupted, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), said: “Is Senator Carper there? We’ll move on the Sen. Lankford.”

As Carper swore, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) informed Johnson that the Delaware senator appeared to be on the line.

“I think Sen. Carper is there, I think he’s trying to be able to cue it all up right now,” Lankford said.

Johnson chuckled and allowed Carper to proceed. The Democrat did not acknowledge his hot-mic incident, and it’s unclear if he was aware it broadcast live.

Carper spokeswoman told The Post that her boss was struggling with technology like many other people.

“Like most Americans in 2020, Senator Carper got frustrated with technical difficulties this morning, but that pales in comparison to his frustration with a Postmaster General who’s actively undermining the U.S. Postal Service during a national crisis,” she said.

DeJoy, who took office in May, denied Democratic allegations that he was slowing down election mail, and vowed all mail-in ballots would be delivered on time.