Paul Ryan scolds Michigan TV reporter

Watch what the media has called a ‘testy’ exchange.

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The two squared off in an interview, which has drawn attention on the Web due to the congressman’s so-called testiness as well as a media quarrel that swirled after BuzzFeed posted the clip.

As New York magazine points out, BuzzFeed‘s Andrew Kaczynski shared the video under this headline, “Paul Ryan Gets Testy and Walks Out of Interview.” That headline drew a rebuke on Twitter from the New York Post‘s John Podhoretz, who said:

“@buzzfeedandrew Listen, little boy–when you do something wrong you change it. That’s what a grown up journalist does. Grow up, child.”

Podhoretz later apologized for the outburst, and BuzzFeed tweaked the headline.

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