Manchin used the Heimlich merry-go-round on McCaskill at the caucus luncheon

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The Washington Post reported that McCaskill told attendees at a NAACP dinner in Missouri that she would not be hugging supporters after suffering the rib injury.

.@ClaireCMC just took the stage at @MODemPartyTruman Dinner and was greeted by standing ovation from a room full of members of #TeamClaire! #MOSen pic.twitter.com/1W1GoUjwgv

– Claire Team (@ McCaskill4MO) June 24, 2018

McCaskill's office confirmed the episode at The Hill, and the senator expressed gratitude for his colleague's actions.

"I'm really grateful to Joe – a little stomach ache for a few weeks is not a big deal," McCaskill said, according to his spokesman.

A spokesman for Manchin told The Washington Post that the West Virginia Senator had given McCaskill the Heimlich maneuver after preventing him from suffocating.

McCaskill then participated in the Senate final votes on Thursday and participated in a campaign event in his home state of Missouri on Saturday.

The two senators face tough reelection battles in their deep red states before the 2018 mid-term elections.

A survey from Monmouth University showed Wednesday that Manchin had 9 points ahead of his Republican opponent, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.

A poll of the Democratic Senate's Majority PAC also showed that McCaskill was leading his opponent state attorney general Josh Hawley (R) by 6 points.