U.S. senators caught insulting Texas lawmaker on hot mic

The public got an unintentional earful from Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, after Collins' microphone was left on following a Senate subcommittee hearing Tuesday morning, according to the Washington Post.

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In a conversation that primarily touched on budget issues and President Donald Trump, the two senators also talked about Rep. Blake Farenthold, a Texas Republican who earlier this week suggested he wanted to duel female lawmakers who opposed GOP health care reform bills.

Reed mentioned the duel challenge and said Collins “could beat the s--- out of” Farenthold.

Collins responded, “Well, he’s huge. And he -- I don’t mean to be unkind, but he’s so unattractive it’s unbelievable.”

She then brought up a photo of Farenthold in pajamas pictured next to a Playboy bunny.

The microphone then cut off, the Post reports.

Earlier in the conversation, Collins and Reed talked about the Trump administration’s handling of government spending, with Reed seeming to say he thinks Trump is “crazy” and Collins saying she was “worried.”

Collins then said she doubted Trump is aware the Budget Control Act exists, referring to a law that defines the budget process.

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