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Police mugshots of Douglas Dahlberg, left, and Evan Brown, who are accused of fighting over Donald Trump inside a Mexican restaurant in Old Saybrook, Conn.

(Old Saybrook Police photos)

It's a state of the times that political arguments can trump even the desire for Mexican food.

According to a post on the Old Saybrook Police Facebook page, Two Connecticut men are facing charges after a verbal disagreement over President-elect Donald Trump escalated into a fistfight Friday evening.

That the fight occurred inside a Mexican restaurant caused the media's irony meter to jump off the charts, sending reports of this story far and wide.

Police were called to Cuckoo's Nest, a Mexican restaurant on Boston Post Road, after receiving multiple 911 calls about a fight in progress. Some of the callers reported that both punches and dishes were being thrown.

According to police, when officers arrived and separated the parties, they learned neither man knew the other. While inside the restaurant, the two apparently got into an argument about Trump and it quickly went from a verbal dispute to a physical one.

One of the men was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries suffered in the fight, while the other was taken into custody.

Both men will be charged, police said.

According to NBC Connecticut, Evan Brown, 34, of Lyme, Connecticut, was charged with breach of the peace and third-degree assault. His bail was set at $2,500. The other man, Douglas Dahlberg, 58, of Clinton, Connecticut, will be charged with breach of the peace.

According to the station, Brown celebrated his birthday on Friday.