Ohio GOP Senate debate nearly got physical as Mike Gibbons and Josh Mandel got in each other’s faces and exchanged heated words.
The GOP’s Friday night U.S. Senate candidate forum in Ohio featured a face-off between candidates Mike Gibbons and Josh Mandel that nearly brought them to blows.
The argument between the two erupted after Mandel claimed Gibbons had “made millions” from business dealings with Chinese companies. “You may not understand this,” Gibbons told Mandel, who then stood up from his seat and confronted Gibbons at the event hosted by FreedomWorks. “You have never … you have never been in the private sector in your entire life,” Gibbons told Mandel.A moderator approached the two men and attempted to defuse the situation. As Mandel was taking his seat, Gibbons said, “You don’t know squat,” prompting Mandel to rise from his seat again. Gibbons then told Mandel to “back off.
The argument started after Mandel claimed Gibbons had “made millions” from business dealings with Chinese companies.
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