Sen. Jeff Flake R-Ariz., defeated Sen. Cory Booker D-N.J. during a “snowball duel” Thursday on Capitol Hill.
The senators announced their partisan snowball battle on Twitter Thursday morning in what Booker described as an Aaron Burr-and-Alexander Hamiliton style duel. The loser of the fight would have to buy the other’s staff pizza.
“It wasn’t exactly Hamilton-Burr, or even Trump-Biden, but it was a monumental battle. @corybooker’s drop & roll maneuver was legit,” Flake tweeted after his victory.
It wasn’t exactly Hamilton-Burr, or even Trump-Biden, but it was a monumental battle. @CoryBooker’s drop & roll maneuver was legit. pic.twitter.com/kKWwYf239B
— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) March 22, 2018
Prior to the lawmakers duking it out, Flake tweeted saying he was taking partisan fighting amid the heated political climate on Capitol Hill up a notch.
“With so many fights on Capitol Hill, @CoryBooker and I are going literal: Snowball duel. East lawn Capitol Hill. In 5 minutes Loser buys other staff pizza.”
— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) March 22, 2018
Booker, known for bringing his veganism to the public sphere, lost the battle 3-2 and joked he would send the Republican senator’s office a vegan pizza or two.
With great ignominy I have to announce I lost the snowball fight 3 to 2.
I’m buying the pizza for his office . . . . I neglected to tell him though that I am definitely sending a vegan pizza or two. pic.twitter.com/iW3I19kmdt
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) March 22, 2018
The snowball fight came a little more than a day before the government was set to shutdown because lawmakers have not passed a bill funding government operations past Saturday at midnight.
