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Chris Matthews had a heated exchange with an audience member after a recent MSNBC town-hall discussion with Ohio Gov. John Kasich, where the fan accused the “Hardball” host of being soft on Hillary Clinton.

The crowd at Long Island’s Milleridge Inn cheered when one attendee, Warren Zysman, accused Matthews of asking GOP candidate Kasich tougher questions than he has asked of fellow presidential hopeful Clinton during previous interviews.

The broadcasting vet shot back, “Do you ever watch my show, buddy? I’m tough on everybody,” and, “If you watched the show, you’d know it, instead of just BS’ing here.”

Matthews’ rebuke after the broadcast drew gasps and boos. He’s been accused before of treating Clinton with kid gloves, and quipped of Zysman, who’s the CEO of Manhattan’s Addiction Care Interventions, “I think the guy made a good point — I’m soft on Hillary. I hadn’t heard that yet.”

On Tuesday, Matthews told us, “I’ll talk to everyone, and I’ll argue with anyone.” We’re told the pair snapped a pic together after the taping and parted on good terms.