Former Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp joked Friday that he thought he was getting drunk texts from former House Speaker John Boehner John Andrew BoehnerLongtime House parliamentarian to step down Five things we learned from this year's primaries Bad blood between Pelosi, Meadows complicates coronavirus talks MORE (R-Ohio) after he mistakenly received a reporter's crude birthday text meant for someone else.

Huffington Post congressional reporter Matt Fuller accidentally sent Huelskamp, who represented Kansas' 1st District from 2011 to 2017, a text reading: "happy birthday shithead".

The text, Fuller explained on Twitter, was meant for his cousin.

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Huelskamp took the confusion in stride, responding "thought maybe it was Boehner John Andrew BoehnerLongtime House parliamentarian to step down Five things we learned from this year's primaries Bad blood between Pelosi, Meadows complicates coronavirus talks MORE drunk again."

You haven't lived until you've tried texting your cousin a crude bday message while driving and accidentally texted a former Congressman. pic.twitter.com/jKHQc25EOi — Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) May 19, 2017

Fuller posted screenshots of his text and Huelskamp's response, saying "I won't text and drive anymore, and Huelskamp's response was perfect."