Marco Rubio and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones got into a heated exchange in the Senate hallway

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Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.

• Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones got into a heated exchange in the hallway of the Senate on Wednesday morning.
• Video showed Jones crashing a Rubio interview with reporters, repeatedly interrupting and insulting him.
• Jones touched the Republican senator's shoulder, prompting the former GOP presidential candidate to tell Jones to not touch him again.

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones got into a heated exchange in the hallway of the Senate on Wednesday morning.

Video shows Jones crashing a Rubio interview with reporters and touching the Republican senator's shoulder, prompting the former GOP presidential candidate to tell Jones to not touch him again.

"Don't touch me again, man," Rubio told Jones. "I'm asking you not to touch me."

"I just patted you nicely," Jones replied.

"I know, but I don't want to be touched," Rubio said. "I don't know who you are."

Jones then asked if Rubio was going to get him arrested.

"You're not going to get arrested, man, I'll take care of you myself," Rubio said.

The Infowars founder then called Rubio a "frat boy" and "gay".

During their exchange, Jones said, "The Democrats are raping the Republicans! The Democrats are raping InfoWars!"

After trying to answer reporters' questions over Jones' interruptions, Rubio wrapped up the press conference and told journalists they could interview "this clown", referring to Jones.

Rubio was headed to the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing where executives from Twitter and Facebook were appearing to testify on election security.

Apple, Facebook, Spotify, and YouTube removed Jones' accounts from their platforms in August, citing his content as "hate speech" or accusing him of "glorifying violence."

Following days of inaction after the other tech giants cracked down, Twitter hit Jones with a seven-day ban. His account is currently active again.

President Donald Trump and other conservatives have accused social media platforms of being biased against them.

Jones has promoted conspiracy theories on his show for years, including claiming that the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting was a hoax.

See photos and video from the Rubio-Jones spat below: