Fox News reports that Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin threw a phone at an aide's desk during a heated moment, resulting in a formal HR complaint being lodged against him. The incident is being cited as evidence of "fraying nerves" within DNC leadership, arriving amid a period of intense internal strain for the committee as it grapples with the fallout from the 2024 presidential election defeat.

The report comes as the DNC faces mounting scrutiny following the release of its long-delayed 2024 election "autopsy", which examined the causes of Kamala Harris's loss to Donald Trump and exposed deep factional divisions within the party. Martin's leadership has also faced separate criticism over the committee's finances, including reports that it spent more than $800,000 on non-voting US territories while carrying debt, adding to a broader narrative of dysfunction and infighting at the top of the Democratic Party.