House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has been criticized for calling on Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to end his California gubernatorial campaign but not resign from Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations. A former congressional staffer has been accused of sexually assaulting her on two occasions when she was too intoxicated to consent. Jeffries and House Democratic leadership have called for a swift investigation into these allegations and for Swalw's immediate departure from Congress. The statement was met with outrage on social media, with former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer calling on Swalworth to resign. Meanwhile, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) of Colorado also expressed outrage over the behavior, calling it "disgravesty" and "despicable".