Verbal Altercation Between Oklahoma Senator and Teamsters President During Senate Hearing

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Mullin's political team began using the near-brawl to raise funds, offering a black T-shirt with the phrase 'Anytime, Anyplace' for a $35 donation.
Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin and Teamsters President Sean O'Brien had a verbal altercation during a Senate hearing.
The conflict escalated when Mullin challenged O'Brien to a physical fight.

During a U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing, a verbal altercation occurred between Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin and Teamsters President Sean O'Brien. The confrontation was sparked by Mullin reading aloud O'Brien's tweets, in which he referred to Mullin as a 'clown' and a 'fraud'. The disagreement escalated when Mullin challenged O'Brien to a physical fight, a proposition that was interrupted by Senator Bernie Sanders, who called for decorum.

The conflict between Mullin and O'Brien has been building for months, with O'Brien previously accusing Mullin of hiding money when he owned a company. The altercation ended with Mullin proposing a charity fight, a suggestion that O'Brien rejected, proposing instead that they have a discussion over coffee.

In the aftermath of the incident, Mullin's political team began using the near-brawl to raise funds, offering a black T-shirt with the phrase 'Anytime, Anyplace' for a $35 donation. The phrase is a reference to a tweet from O'Brien that seemed to challenge Mullin to a fight. Mullin also spoke about the incident on various platforms, including Sean Hannity's show, Newsmax, and the Undaunted podcast, where he defended his actions and criticized O'Brien.

The hearing also featured Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers, who spoke about the success of the UAW's strike and its ripple effect on the auto industry. The impact of mergers on workers and the right to unionize was also discussed during the hearing.


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    • The hearing also featured Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers, who spoke about the success of the UAW's strike and its ripple effect on the auto industry.
    • The hearing also discussed the impact of mergers on workers and the right to unionize.
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    • The article includes quotes from Sen. Bernie Sanders and other Democrats, but does not include any quotes from Republicans or other opposing viewpoints.
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      • O'Brien had accused Mullin of hiding money when he owned a company.
      • The altercation ended with Mullin proposing a charity fight, which O'Brien rejected, suggesting they have a discussion over coffee instead.
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      • The beef between O’Brien and Mullin has been building for months. They went at each other during a March Senate hearing as they argued about unions, their salaries and union members’ dues. During the intense exchange, O’Brien said Mullin had “hid money” when he owned a company.
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        • Mullin later spoke about the incident on Sean Hannity's show, Newsmax, and the Undaunted podcast, where he defended his actions and criticized O'Brien.
        • The altercation began after Mullin took offense to a tweet from O'Brien, in which he called Mullin a 'greedy CEO' and criticized his behavior in senate hearings.
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        • Speaking with an admiring Sean Hannity on Tuesday night, Mullin, a Republican and former mixed-martial-arts fighter, gleefully recalled the moment he lost his cool (part of a spate of weirdly aggro GOP behavior on Tuesday), and maligned his union adversary.
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          • The confrontation was sparked by Mullin reading aloud O'Brien's tweets calling him a 'clown' and a 'fraud'.
          • Mullin later challenged O'Brien to a charity cage match, which Sanders interrupted.
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          • Mullin argued that he was trying to expose O’Brien as a “thug”
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            • Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma is using a near-brawl incident with Teamsters President Sean O'Brien at a Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee hearing to raise funds.
            • Mullin's political team is offering a black T-shirt with the phrase 'Anytime, Anyplace' for a $35 donation.
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            • And when you exhibit conduct that's obviously unbecoming of a US senator, make money off of it.
              • Greedy CEO who pretends like he's self made. In reality, just a clown & fraud.
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