Watch: GOP senator challenges Teamsters president to fight at Senate hearing

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma challenged the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to a fight in a tense moment during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. The confrontation occurred during a hearing on labor unions held by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Sean O'Brien, the head of one of the nation's largest and most influential unions, was appearing as a witness.

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[LiamBlaauwhof]

The funniest part is that Bernie’s in the middle. He was like father trying stop his children from fighting 🤣🤣🤣

[TomF]

Before Bernie cut him off, I think Mullin was going to tell O’Brien to meet him by the bike rack after school.

[MrApollonhya]

If I did this at work I'd be fired 🔥

[AVClarke]

Don't make Bernie have to get up and pull his belt off, ya'll!

[creivtyp]

Sean O'Brien, with a straight face saying, "You challenged me to a cage match like 12 yr old school yard bully", was my favorite part. Please be a SNL cold opening.

[gregoryhouston]

My first-grade students have more maturity than some of the people we have in Congress.

[juliebraden]

Gee I wonder why nothing ever gets done

[stArCraft]

What is our government becoming to? Who voted for this people in the office?

[NathanLGrossman]

Thank you Sen. Mullin for making sure that everyone heard the mean tweets about you, and then showing that the hearing is all about your feelings about those tweets, and not about government business.

[chrisshoemaker]

Disagree with Bernie on a number of issues but props to him for being the adult in the room and keeping order. This is so embarrassing for the country

[tessaducek]

Politics are now first grade playgrounds. The pissing contest of the deabates and now this.
Repect integrety and decency no longer exsist.

[newmeadam]

Jesus Christ 😢 this is where we are in America governance is dead

[agelessstranger]

Idiocracy couldn't be represented in a better way.

[remaeburney]

"Use your words." My son talking to his 4 year old.
Use your words.

[stanleycoleman]

Mullin giving us a lesson in Desperately Overcompensating 101

[AlaskanAndie]

I'm so ashamed of them all... They are so immature and even ignorant!!! It's so strange to see older people in high standing, acting worse than little children on the playground!!!? I wonder how they act to each other once the proceedings are over???

[jeffmisch]

This is the best Republicans can bring to the United States senate. This is an embarrassing for the entire country.

[zanzikar]

I am all for bringing back dueling....⚔

[nonamejohnson]

I'm republican and this is sad. Never thought I would agree with Bernie on anything but he was the only adult in the room.

[keith]

Truly, this man has no business being a United States Senator.