When you put together two of the most outspoken and volatile women in Congress on live TV, there’s bound to be sparks. And sparks there were on Sunday morning, when Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) faced off over Benghazi, fighting and interrupting one another during the tense interview.
The Congresswomen appeared on CNN’s State of the Union, where host Candy Crowley asked about the ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding Benghazi, including the controversial talking points given to then-U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice.
Speaking remotely from Minnesota, Bachmann maintained that Americans still want answers about what happened in Benghazi and the White House’s involvement in the rhetoric surrounding that attack. Wasserman Schultz, who was in Florida, countered that the previous investigations have uncovered all there is to know about Benghazi.
“They are clearly doing this to drive their turnout and gin up their base,” Wasserman Schultz said of the Republicans.
“Candy, that is not true at all,” Bachmann interrupted.
“Michele, I didn’t interrupt you,” Wasserman Schultz countered. “Excuse me.”
The conversation only got more intense from there, with each Representative cutting in and trying to argue over the other. Crowley attempted to maintain control on the conversation, but it was a losing battle.
“Candy, it’s really clear that the Democrats have tried to sabotage this process from the very beginning,” Bachmann said.
“We don’t have the ability to sabotage,” Wasserman Schultz cut in, laughing.
“We shouldn’t do that when we have unanswered questions about four people who’ve died,” Bachmann continued. “We’ve got to get to the bottom of this. This is reality — ”
“You’re right,” the Florida Congresswoman interjected. “The bottom that we have to get to is how this is never going to happen again and to bring the perpetrators to justice.”
Watch the heated exchange below:
