Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker Robert (Bob) Phillips CorkerHas Congress captured Russia policy? Tennessee primary battle turns nasty for Republicans Cheney clashes with Trump MORE (R-Tenn.) said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoPutin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump previews SCOTUS nominee as 'totally brilliant' Pompeo accused of stumping for Trump ahead of election MORE “did not endear himself” with committee members during Wednesday's testy three-hour hearing.

Pompeo clashed with senators, especially Democrats on the Foreign Relations panel, who pressed for answers about what President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed during a private two-hour meeting in Helsinki last week.

“Was he handling himself in a manner so that folks at the White House would high-five each other when he responded? I don’t know,” Corker said Thursday. “He probably did not endear himself and probably is going to cause himself a few issues down the road because it takes cooperation on both sides of the aisle to move folks."

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“It was pretty evident that he was pounding his chest so the folks at the White House would cheer him on. Probably could have done without that,” Corker added.

Pompeo got into several angry exchanges with Sen. Bob Menendez Robert (Bob) MenendezKasie Hunt to host lead-in show for MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' Senators ask for removal of tariffs on EU food, wine, spirits: report VOA visa decision could hobble Venezuela coverage MORE (N.J.), the top-ranking Democrat on the committee, who became irate when Pompeo accused the senior senator of making a “political soliloquy.”

Menendez exploded in exasperation and accused Pompeo of “demeaning” members of the panel, referencing one of Pompeo’s answers that appeared to mock Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Cynthia (Jeanne) Jeanne ShaheenSenate Democrats introduce bill to sanction Russians over Taliban bounties Trump-backed candidate wins NH GOP Senate primary to take on Shaheen Democratic senator urges Trump to respond to Russian aggression MORE (D-N.H.).

“Please don’t talk to me about politics,” Menendez shouted in response. “If President Obama did what President Trump did in Helsinki, I’d be peeling you off the Capitol ceiling.”