Andy Harris Goes Karen!

Andy Harris goes total batshit crazy at a student journalist.

Maryland's only Republican is an asshole. A big asshole to be exact. 

Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) represents the 1st Congressional District of Maryland. His district includes Salisbury, Ocean City, Pocomoke City, Cambridge and Easton.

He is a MAGA aligned far right agitator.

He is a former doctor and curmudgeon.

In his only debate with the Democratic opponent, he goes brrr. He gets angry over interruptions, a student journalist pressing him and the local junk food media asking for clarification.

A video taken by NBC Washington’s partners at The Baltimore Banner shows Harris telling a student reporter from the University of Maryland that she did not have permission to record him and threatening prosecution.

“You do not have my permission to record! If you record, we will refer you to the prosecutor,” Harris told the student reporter.

“Everyone in here is recording,” the student reporter said.

“But you are not allowed to. We are in a two-party state,” Harris said, citing Maryland’s Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act, which makes it a felony to record private conversations without consent from both participants. However, the law only protects private conversations, and recording is allowable in situations where there is no “reasonable expectation of privacy.”

The exchange went on for several minutes.

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Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz. https://t.co/J0pWnt2lki

— The Baltimore Banner (@BaltimoreBanner) October 14, 2026

NEW: Congressman Andy Harris joined me on @FOX45InDepth and I questioned him about his viral clash with Cat Murphy, the University of Maryland journalist. Harris defended his actions. https://t.co/FNO96iJZZI

— Mikenzie Frost (@MikenzieFrost) October 15, 2026

WATCH: Andy Harris has a crash out after his constituents laugh at him for trying to blame higher gas prices on... Democrats. "You are rude!" #MD01 https://t.co/Ug3xBKTstW

— American Bridge 21st Century (@American_Bridge) October 13, 2026

Andy Harris staffer files assault charges against Easton man following debate https://t.co/L5wayJ4cQ0

— The Baltimore Banner (@BaltimoreBanner) October 16, 2026

NEWSMAX: You're a doctor. How realistic is the risk of the plague becoming a larger public health threat here? REP. ANDY HARRIS: Look, I think this occurred in a very isolated circumstance. It's in Siberia. It's not in a major American metro. Americans have a lot more to worry about than this.

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 8, 2026

Footage captured Maryland Republican Rep. Andy Harris during a contentious debate in which some in the audience interrupted him with laughter as he blamed Democrats for the high price of diesel. https://t.co/bz9tsgTUZO https://t.co/iP5Wef8ZVX

— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) October 15, 2026

here's video of Rep. Andy Harris suggesting North Carolina's legislature should convene and just award its electoral votes to Trump https://t.co/7gR4IkhAJg

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 26, 2024

The reporter then tried to ask Harris his thoughts on the Iran war.

“You said that it could’ve gone smoother and it could’ve gone better. What did you mean by that?” she asked.

“You’re gonna have to take her camera,” said Harris, who is seeking re-election. “She is violating the law. In fact, get an officer in here.”

News4 reached out to Harris’ office for comment but has not heard back.

Harris, who is seeking a ninth term in the House, had just left a contentious debate, where he faced scrutiny from audience members over the Iran war and rising diesel prices.

Banner reporter Pamela Wood shared in a social media post Wednesday that Harris invited reporters to interview him after the debate. The video shows several journalists participating in the postdebate gaggle.

Attorney Kevin Goldberg, vice president of the Freedom Forum, a nonprofit that supports the First Amendment, said Maryland’s two-party consent laws wouldn’t apply in this case because Harris was speaking to a group of reporters in a public space.

“If a reporter has a right to be in a space and work as a reporter, they cannot be denied that right simply because somebody doesn’t like the coverage or somebody doesn’t like the questions or somebody doesn’t like their viewpoint,” Goldberg said.

This was how Harris’ conversation with the reporters eventually ended:

“Congressman, you said that you supported the First Amendment — what does this say about that?” the college reporter asked.

“All right, guys, she’s ruining your chance to get an answer about anything. See y’all. Thank her profusely,” Harris replied.

Harris’ Democratic opponent, Dan Schwartz, released a statement saying in part that the “message of the night was clear, Andy Harris is out of touch, out of practice talking to voters, and much more interested in picking fights and spinning his story than offering real answers.”