A Friday night GOP Senate debate in Ohio turned into a face-off between candidates Mike Gibbons and Josh Mandel.
Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the debate and why he is running to represent the state.Ohio
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.
"Josh Mandel is unhinged, unfit and flailing because he's losing," Samantha Cotten, a spokesperson for Gibbons' campaign, said in a statement following the altercation."He is only a professional at one thing: running for office. He is hell-bent on lying because he is failing. He doesn't have the temperament, experience or fortitude to be a U.S.
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