In Tuesday’s Senate hearing, a heated exchange almost escalated into a physical altercation between Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma and Teamsters union boss Sean O’Brien.
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The situation intensified when Mullin read out a past tweet of O’Brien’s, mocking Mullin’s claims of being self-made and branding him a fraud.
Mullin addressed O’Brien directly during the hearing, suggesting they could settle their differences then and there.
Mullin said:
This is a time, this is a place. You want to run your mouth, we can be two consenting adults, we can finish it here.
O’Brien shot back:
I’d love to do it now.
The escalation was quickly halted by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who intervened to maintain order.
Sanders instructed Mullin to sit down and reminded him of his position as a United States Senator.
A fight almost broke out in a Senate hearing.
Markwayne Mullin read a tweet from Teamster boss Sean O'Brien which challenged Mullin to a fight. Mullin said he was ready to settle things right here, right now.
Bernie Sanders shut the scene down. pic.twitter.com/U0X3YmWPwY
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) November 14, 2023
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The fight proposal was made following O’Brien’s challenge to Mullin for a fight in June on X.
In his message, he labeled Mullin as a “clown” and “fraud”, concluding with:
You know where to find me. Anyplace, Anytime cowboy.
Final thought: And we thought Republicans in Congress weren’t accomplishing anything.
Check Six, Senator. Don’t underestimate those who disappeared Jimmy Hoffa.
And remember, Senator, to paraphrase one Barack Hussein Obama:
Take a gun to a knife fight.
