‘Stand Your Butt Up Then’: Republican Senator Threatens to Fight Teamster Official In Senate Hearing

Senate hearings aren’t one thing you’d normally affiliate with UFC.

That modified on Tuesday when Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma determined to carry just a little thunder to the Capitol dome.

The Hill reports:

Mullin challenged Worldwide Brotherhood of Teamsters basic president Sean O’Brien to a struggle on the spot after the senator learn aloud O’Brien’s tweets calling him out as a “clown” and a “fraud.”

“Sir, it is a time, it is a place. You need to run your mouth, we will be two consenting adults, we will end it right here,” Mullin mentioned from the listening to room dais.

“OK, that’s high quality. Good,” O’Brien shot again.

“You need to do it now?” Mullin requested. “Stand your butt up then.”

“You stand your butt up,” O’Brien retorted, prompting Mullin, who’s 46 years previous, to face up from his chair as if he was making ready to spring into the center of the listening to room to commerce blows with the Teamster.

Watch the unimaginable second:

A struggle virtually broke out in a Senate listening to.

Markwayne Mullin learn a tweet from Teamster boss Sean O’Brien which challenged Mullin to a struggle. Mullin mentioned he was able to settle issues proper right here, proper now.

Bernie Sanders shut the scene down. pic.twitter.com/U0X3YmWPwY

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) November 14, 2023

Referee Bernie Sanders

However one senator was decided to interrupt up any potential scuffle…

82-year-old Bernie Sanders.

Which can be an excellent factor, since Senator Mullin is a formerly undefeated MMA fighter and because the video exhibits, he was able to rumble.

Sanders yelled whereas banging the gavel, “Maintain it. No, no, no, sit down. Sit down! You’re a United State senator, sit down.”

The socialist octogenarian senator tried to revive order.

“This can be a listening to. God is aware of the American individuals have sufficient contempt for Congress, let’s not…” Sanders mentioned.

However Mullin and O’Brien weren’t achieved but, with Mullin even daring the Teamsters official to an precise cage match to profit a charity.

Sanders had had sufficient.

“Excuse me, maintain it. Sen. Mullin, I’ve the mic,” Sanders declared. “If in case you have questions on any financial points, something that was mentioned, go for it. We’re not right here to speak about bodily abuse.”

Grown males practically coming to blows isn’t one thing that usually takes place in such august chambers, but it surely has occurred earlier than.

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The Senate Smackdown of 1856

Consider it or not, this type of conflict just isn’t with out precedent.

Such was the case of the beating of Senator Charles Sumner.

From the archives of Senate.gov, “On Might 22, 1856, the ‘world’s biggest deliberative physique’ grew to become a fight zone.  In one of the dramatic and deeply ominous moments within the Senate’s total historical past, a member of the Home of Representatives entered the Senate Chamber and savagely beat a senator into unconsciousness.”

What a disgrace, would’ve been the best senate beat down for the reason that caning of Charles Sumner. https://t.co/IYgt20EoL7 pic.twitter.com/3hLIpxL16N

— Based mostly Hulk Hogan (@Hulk_Hogan_1776) November 14, 2023

Senator Sumner was an antislavery Republican from Massachusetts. He trashed the pro-slavery positions of Democratic Senator Andrew Butler of South Carolina on the senate ground, which proved to be his actual mistake.

Senate.gov continued:

Consultant Preston Brooks was Butler’s South Carolina kinsman.  If he had believed Sumner to be a gentleman, he might need challenged him to a duel.  As a substitute, he selected a lightweight cane of the sort used to self-discipline unruly canine.  Shortly after the Senate had adjourned for the day, Brooks entered the previous chamber, the place he discovered Sumner busily attaching his postal frank to copies of his “Crime Towards Kansas” speech.

Shifting rapidly, Brooks slammed his metal-topped cane onto the unsuspecting Sumner’s head.  As Brooks struck many times, Sumner rose and lurched blindly in regards to the chamber, futilely making an attempt to guard himself.  After a really lengthy minute, it ended.

Bleeding profusely, Sumner was carried away.  Brooks walked calmly out of the chamber with out being detained by the surprised onlookers.  In a single day, each males grew to become heroes of their respective areas.

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Historical past virtually repeated itself on Tuesday.

Regardless, Townhall’s Kevin McMahon couldn’t assist himself.

Bernie Sanders is the one particular person alive to witness each the Markwayne Mullin Bloodbath and the Caning of Charles Sumner

— Kevin McMahon (@Kevin__McMahon) November 14, 2023