Sen. Mark Kirk said Sen. Lindsey Graham is a “bro with no ho.”
During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday, the Illinois senator was heard on the live microphone talking about the Republican presidential candidate.
“I’ve been joking with Lindsey,” Kirk was overheard saying. “He’s going to have a rotating first lady. He’s a bro with no ho.”
He can be overheard at the 0:26 mark of the audio recording.
Kirk’s office told The Huffington Post, who first reported the story, that he was “joking around with his colleagues.”
Last month, Kirk faced criticism after saying that he’d “drive faster” through black communities.
In this recording, he was referring to comments Graham made earlier this week about who would become the first lady if he were elected president.
“Well, I’ve got a sister, she could play that role if necessary,” said Graham in an interview with DailyMail.com. “I’ve got a lot of friends. We’ll have a rotating first lady.”
If Graham were elected president, he’d be the first bachelor in the position since James Buchanan in 1856.
“You know at the end of the day, we’ve got a great First Lady, Michelle Obama and Laura Bush — the last two have been really good,” Graham said in an interview with CNN Wednesday. “I don’t bring that to the table, but I do think I bring something unique to the table in this regard.”