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Should I complain about my internal defence examiner

I recently had my PhD defence/viva. It was a horrible experience lasting way over the 3 hours prescribed, with no break but I am happy to say I passed with minor corrections. 

The feeling of relief and joy about this was ruined by the stress and anxiety my internal examiner pushed onto me during the examination. Within the first 10 minutes he had wrongfully accused me of plagiarism and asked what was stopping him from burning my thesis in front of him. He was so rude that the external examiner actually told him to take it down a peg during the examination. I went into it expecting a productive academic discussion after speaking with colleagues about their experiences but I feel he over stepped the line into rudeness and borderline misogyny on several occasions. At the end he flicked a switch and told
me the outcome and that I had a few corrections to do. I left the room with a migraine and wanting to sit in a dark room on my own for the rest of the evening.  

Luckily the external examiner was more professional and my supervisor was also in the room to witness all of this. 

My question is, should I complain about him and the general experience I had? I would really hate for someone to go through a similar experience. I think it would be best to say something after I am awarded my doctorate because unfortunately I have to liaise with this man for my corrections.
gpt
Have you spoken to your supervisor about his behaviour? Because really they should be raising this issue, you shouldn't have to.

Also do you know if it was this guy's first time as an (internal) examiner?