Former LA Mayor Accuses Eric Swalwell Of Skipping Town Amid Allegations
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Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa accused Eric Swalwell of skipping “town to avoid facing tough questions about these allegations.”
He called on Swalwell to “stop hiding behind his campaign staff and social media accounts, and answer every question from reporters and the public.”
Villaraigosa is running for Governor.
I’m very disappointed in Eric Swalwell. As more and more women come forward with sexual harassment allegations, Swalwell skipped town to avoid facing tough questions about these allegations.
— Antonio Villaraigosa (@AVillaraigosa) April 9, 2026
Eric Swalwell doesn’t show up when it counts. If Swalwell wants voters to trust him, he needs to show up, stop hiding behind his campaign staff and social media accounts, and answer every question from reporters and the public. Voters deserve nothing less.
— Antonio Villaraigosa (@AVillaraigosa) April 9, 2026
Swalwell called Villaraigosa’s claims false.
The spokesperson for the campaign said, “Congressman Swalwell spoke to more than 1,000 town hall attendees for nearly 90 minutes Tuesday in Sacramento.”
The Swalwell campaign fired back in a statement to Fox News Digital, calling Villaraigosa’s claims that the Democratic lawmaker is inaccessible “false” and “absurd.”
“Congressman Swalwell spoke to more than 1,000 town hall attendees for nearly 90 minutes Tuesday in Sacramento,” Micah Beasley, a spokesperson for the Swalwell campaign, said. “Afterward, he met with members of the media to answer their questions.”
Beasley added that Swalwell was unable to attend Wednesday’s candidate forum due to prior commitments, but had met with the group previously.
Villaraigosa’s social media post referenced a series of accusations circulated by former Democratic congressional staffer and attorney Cheyenne Hunt and other left-leaning politicos who have alleged, without evidence, that Swalwell made sexual advances toward women employed in his office.
Swalwell was accused of behaving inappropriately with female staffers.
Swalwell denied the claims.
Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign for governor denied on Tuesday that he had ever behaved inappropriately with female staffers, countering a number of left-leaning influencers and other social media accounts that have alleged without evidence that he has a record of improper behavior.
The decision by the California Democrat’s campaign to confront the claims is an unusually forceful move to rebut vague allegations that have not been vetted and published in the media or leveled by anyone claiming firsthand knowledge of the purported behavior.
“This false, outrageous rumor is being spread 27 days before an election begins by flailing opponents who have sadly teamed up with MAGA conspiracy theorists because they know Eric Swalwell is the frontrunner in this race,” said Micah Beasley, a spokesperson for Swalwell’s gubernatorial campaign, in a statement to POLITICO.
The denial comes as claims of wrongdoing have crescendoed on social media, primarily from a number of left-leaning online influencers. In public posts, these influencers say they have heard accounts from people who allege Swalwell engaged in inappropriate behavior as a member of Congress toward staff and other women. POLITICO hasn’t independently confirmed allegations of wrongdoing against Swalwell.
Even Democrats are calling out Swalwell.
