Rep. Michael Grimm confronts reporter after State of the Union

Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., verbally confronted a reporter with a New York television news station after President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday.

Michael Scotto, a reporter with NY1, was attempting to ask Grimm about a campaign finance investigation surrounding his 2010 campaign when the New York City-area lawmaker threatened to throw him over a balcony and 'break him in half,' The New York Post reported.

After video of the incident aired, NY1 political director Bob Hardt tweeted that Grimm threatened to throw Scotto off the balcony and onto the Capital Rotunda.

Grimm said late Tuesday that he was 'extremely annoyed' at Scotto for taking 'a disrespectful and cheap shot' at the end of the interview.

'I verbally took the reporter to task and told him off, because I expect a certain level of professionalism and respect, especially when I go out of my way to do that reporter a favor. I doubt that I am the first Member of Congress to tell off a reporter, and I am sure I won't be the last,' Grimm said in a statement.

The Republican-controlled House Ethics Committee said in November that Grimm is being investigated for possible campaign finance violations by soliciting and accepting prohibited contributions, which might have resulted in false information being included in campaign finance reports.

Among the allegations is that Grimm improperly sought assistance from a foreign national, by soliciting contributions in exchange for offering to use his official position to assist the person in getting a green card, according to the committee.

Click here for more from The New York Post. Fox News' Chad Pergram contributed to this report.