Marco Rubio calls Alex Jones a 'clown' during heated exchange on Capitol Hill

Marco Rubio and Alex Jones.
(Image credit: Screenshot/Periscope/Cassandra Fairbanks)

Alex Jones got into a heated argument with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Wednesday in the Senate hallway, with Jones repeatedly berating the senator until Rubio threatened to "take care of" him.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg are testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, speaking about issues of election interference and misinformation on their platforms. So Jones, the Infowars founder and fringe conspiracy theorist who was recently banned from most major social media websites, decided to show up on Capitol Hill to wander around the halls ranting about being censored and claiming that the media slandered him, per CNBC.

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At that point, Rubio tried to get back on topic, taking questions from the journalists and ignoring Jones. "You guys can talk to this clown," Rubio told reporters before walking away. "Go back to your bathhouse," Jones shouted back. You can watch video of the exchange, which was streamed live on Periscope by Gateway Pundit contributor Cassandra Fairbanks, below. Brendan Morrow

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.