GOP Senator and Teamsters Union President Nearly Come to Blows in Senate Hearing
A heated altercation happened in a Senate hearing on Tuesday when a Republican senator and the president of the Teamsters union almost resorted to a fistfight. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders intervened and defused the situation.
The altercation began when Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Okla., read a tweet that Teamsters President Sean O’Brien had posted in June. Mullin challenged O’Brien after reading the tweet during a hearing on labor unions.
The exchange intensified with both men trading heated words, threatening to fight each other. Mullin even rose from his seat to approach O’Brien before Sanders intervened.
Sanders calmed the situation reminding everyone of the solemnity of the hearing, urging both men to maintain decorum and not escalate the fight.
This feud between the senator and the union boss had developed months earlier and played out publicly, leading to Tuesday’s confrontation in the hearing.
The incident eventually led to Mullin challenging O’Brien to a mixed martial arts fight for charity, and the situation remains open-ended for now.
Anyone interested can stay tuned for further updates on this developing news.