On Sunday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi mocked House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy for not knowing how Twitter works.

On August 17, amid growing talk of conservative censorship on social media outlets, McCarthy posted this:

Another day, another example of conservatives being censored on social media. @jack easy fix: explain to Congress what is going on. #StopTheBias cc @IngrahamAngle pic.twitter.com/QjzpmfadXS

— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) August 17, 2018

That prompted Pelosi or a member of her social media team to suggest that maybe before crying censorship, the GOP leader should adjust his Twitter settings.

“Rather than adjust his Twitter settings, Kevin McCarthy chooses to perpetuate an outrageous conspiracy theory. Shows he sadly doesn’t know how to use the platform. That’s insane,” the tweet read.

Rather than adjust his Twitter settings, Kevin McCarthy chooses to perpetuate an outrageous conspiracy theory. Shows he sadly doesn't know how to use the platform. That's insane. pic.twitter.com/sEwo1pkYLs

— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) August 19, 2018

It did not end there.

In response to Pelosi’s mockery, McCarthy took to Twitter to claim, “Once again Nancy has no idea what is going on.”

Once again Nancy has no idea what is going on. https://t.co/HTWh7OM4qR

— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) August 20, 2018

The Twitter spat comes amid a growing controversy on Capitol Hill.

House lawmakers are currently considering a subpoena to force Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to testify about the social media company’s perceived bias against conservative voices and a practice known as “shadowbanning” or hiding a user’s content making it harder to find.

President Donald Trump has also railed against censorship of conservative voices writing — on Twitter — that social media outlets are “totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices.”

Meanwhile, both Pelosi and McCarthy have their eye on the speakership and the midterms.

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