Republican lawmaker snatches mic from Democratic candidate during debate, tosses it towards her later
A clip of the incident has gone viral, and shows Democratic candidate Jamie Mahlberg looking startled when 58-year-old Duane Quam snatches the mic from her
A Republican lawmaker from Minnesota received heavy criticism from social media users after he snatched a microphone from his female opponent's hands during a debate at a public forum. After finishing his statement, representative Duane Quam, then casually lobbed it in front of her, according to reports.
A clip of the bizarre incident has gone viral, which shows Democratic candidate Jamie Mahlberg looking startled when 58-year-old Quam snatched the mic from her during the debate on Monday night.
The four-time Republican representative and Mahlberg were reportedly debating the issue of education funding in from a public audience when the incident occurred.