GOP Senator Challenges Witness To Fist Fight [VIDEO]

The Washington Examiner reports:

A Senate hearing got heated on Tuesday when Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) stood up in an apparent move to physically fight Teamsters President Sean O’Brien.

The move came after O’Brien — testifying before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, about unions — challenged Mullin to a fight in June on Twitter. In a tweet, he called Mullin a “clown” and “fraud” and ended with, “You know where to find me. Anyplace, Anytime cowboy.”

Mullin used his time during questioning to confront O’Brien over the comments. He read off some of O’Brien’s tweets, adding, “Sir, 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.”

Read the full article. Watch the clip. As you’ll see, Mullin stands up and starts to take off a large ring, presumably in advance of punching the witness. Mullin has previously made news for similar incidents of performative machismo.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien challenged each other to a physical fight during the Senate HELP Committee with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) having to step in.

Sanders repeatedly attempted to break them up: “You’re a United States… pic.twitter.com/2OFC3eDTZr

— The Hill (@thehill) November 14, 2023

How much of the national debt could we pay down by putting congressional bum fights on pay-per-view? https://t.co/s2B3WuKNMf

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 14, 2023

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) antagonizes Teamsters President Sean O’Brien and challenges him to a physical fight during a committee hearing:

MULLIN: “You wanna do it now?”

O’BRIEN: “I’d love to do it now.”

MULLIN: “Stand your butt up then.”

O’BRIEN: “You stand your butt up.” pic.twitter.com/x36VolHnfT

— Heartland Signal (@HeartlandSignal) November 14, 2023