With the government shut down, the Senate stalled on a solution, and the House adjourned until things are settled, House Democrats have been reduced to attention-seeking political stunts and temper tantrums.

That is what occurred on Tuesday when a group of House Democrats marched on Speaker Mike Johnson's office, ripped down one of his signs, and scuffled with Capitol Police officers standing guard, according to Fox News.

The Democrats demanded the swearing-in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-NM), who won a special election late last month, and who Johnson said will be sworn in as soon as the government reopens and the House returns to regular session.

Protest in front of the speaker's office

Axios reported that dozens of House Democrats on Tuesday, led by the Democratic Women's Caucus, staged a brief protest in front of Speaker Johnson's office on behalf of Rep.-elect Grijalva, though he was not there at the time.

Marching arm-in-arm and chanting "swear her in," the protest was largely peaceful aside from a minor scuffle involving Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-CA) and one of the Capitol Police officers assigned to guard the office. She later accused the officer of having "grabbed" her, and claimed that officers "should not be cuffing members of Congress."

However, Politico reported, a police union official noted that Barragan had forced her way past the officer, called her behavior "unacceptable," applauded the officer for "maintaining composure as he’s doing his job," and added, "Tensions are high because of the shutdown as it is, and our officers don’t deserve that."

Another questionable incident, according to Fox News, involved Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), who were observed tampering with a sign in front of the speaker's office and getting into an altercation with an officer.

The purpose of the protest was to demand that Grijalva be immediately sworn in to office, as she represents the 218th signature on a controversial discharge petition that would force the House to vote on whether to demand the Justice Department turn over all of its files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Dems are playing games

During a Wednesday press conference, Speaker Johnson called out his Democratic colleagues for their "embarrassing theatrics" and "political games" amid the ongoing government shutdown.

"Last night they played some games. They stormed my office. Maybe you saw some of the video online that they themselves shared, or someone did," Johnson said. "They berated a Capitol Police officer, screamed at him. He was just merely standing his post."

"It shows again their disdain for law enforcement as we see all around the country; the Democrats and everyone in that party screaming, assaulting the ICE officers," he continued. "They did it right here in the Capitol last night."

"A few members of Congress went into the little foyer of my office and tore down a sign that it had up and just engaged in all sorts of political stunts and antics. They’ve been doing that every day now, and it shows their desperation," the speaker added. "It also shows a very strong contrast between the party that is working for the people and trying to keep the government open and do the right thing, and the party that is engaging in all this nonsense."

Dems stalling for "No Kings" protests

According to Axios, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) said of the incident that Democrats "can gallivant around the Capitol, making ridiculous videos, childish videos, scream at Capitol police officers who aren't getting paid, by the way, and buy time until their 'hate America' rally takes place on Saturday on the Mall."

Time magazine reported that Speaker Johnson and other Republicans believe that Senate Democrats are deliberately stalling on reopening the government until after Saturday, when a coordinated series of leftist anti-Trump "No Kings" protests are slated to occur at the Capitol and across the nation.