Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia denied reports Wednesday that he was threatening to leave the Democratic Party over internal negotiations regarding President Joe Biden’s massive spending bill.

“It’s bullshit,” Manchin said when asked by a reporter about the report from Mother Jones.  “I have no control over rumors, you guys. No control over rumors.”

At one point Manchin appeared close to losing his temper after being asked again by a different reporter if he was thinking of leaving his party.

“I can’t control rumors,” Manchin loudly declared while walking back to his office. “And anyways it’s bullshit, bullshit spelled with a capital B.”