Rep. Keith Ellison Calls Opponent ‘Scumbag’ Twice During Debate

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The fireworks we saw during the second presidential debate don’t have anything on the animosity between Congressman Keith Ellison and his Republican opponent, Chris Fields. Both men are vying to represent Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, and things took a turn for the worst during a debate yesterday when Fields  brought up some of the terms of Ellison’s 2010 divorce. Fields also accused Ellison of delving into his own divorce. And it all erupted with Ellison seeming to lose control, calling Fields a “lowlife scumbag,” and a “real gutter-dweller.”

During the debate, Rep. Ellison tried to warn Fields, saying “don’t go there” when Fields starting bringing up Ellison’s personal life, but Fields would not be dissuaded.

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