Sen. Jim Banks told a fired employee of the Department of Health and Human Services that he “probably deserved” to lose his job in a video that has gone viral, People reported on Wednesday.

The interaction between the Indiana Republican and Mack Schroeder on Tuesday was caught on video and shared by multiple outlets. 

In the video, Schroeder follows and addresses Banks as he walks to an elevator. 

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