Mullin once challenged a congressional witness to fight him in the Senatepublished at 21:10 GMT
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Senator Mullin challenges Teamsters president to fight in 2023 hearing
Trump’s new nominee for the Department of Homeland Security once challenged a witness in a Senate hearing to a fight.
It happened in 2024, when Senator Markwayne Mullin was questioning Teamsters union President Sean O’Brien in a committee hearing.
Mullin brought up a tweet O’Brien had directed at him, saying “You know where to find me. Anyplace, Anytime cowboy.”
“So this is a time, this is a place,” Mullin said. “You wanna run your mouth, we can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here.”
‘“Okay, that’s fine,” O’Brien said. “Perfect.”
“You want to do it now?” Mullin asked.
“I’d love to do it right now,” O’Brien said.
“Well, stand your butt up, then,” Mullin said.
“You stand your butt up big guy,” O’Brien said.
Mullin rose to his feet and looked like he might walk over to the witness before then-committee chair, Senator Bernie Sanders, chided him and told him to sit down.
“You’re a United States senator,” Sanders said. “Sit down.”