Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Monday challenged a labor union president to a bodily struggle in response to some imply tweets.
The senator and Teamsters Normal President Sean O’Brien have been feuding since March, when O’Brien referred to Mullin, a enterprise proprietor, as a “grasping CEO” throughout a Senate committee listening to.
Mullin introduced up the alternate throughout one other Senate listening to final Wednesday, prompting O’Brien to reply on-line, the place he known as the senator “JohnWayne” and a “moron” in one tweet, and a “clown” and a “fraud” in one other.
“Stop the robust man act in these senate hearings,” O’Brien wrote in a tweet that mocked Mullin’s top. “You already know the place to search out me. Anyplace, Anytime cowboy.”
After apparently desirous about it for 5 days, on Monday, Mullin instructed they set a date and site for a blended martial arts showdown ― “for charity.”
“An attention-seeking union Teamster boss is making an attempt to be punchy after our Senate listening to,” Mullin wrote. “Okay, I settle for your problem. MMA struggle for charity of our alternative. Sept thirtieth in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I’ll offer you 3 days to simply accept.”
Mullin fought and received in three blended martial arts matches in 2006 and 2007, in response to Sherdog.com. He was elected to the Home in 2012 and received a particular Senate election final 12 months.
In 2018, Mullin Twitter-challenged Democratic lawyer Michael Avenatti to meet him on the mat. The 2 by no means fought and Avenatti has since been sentenced to jail for ripping off his purchasers.
O’Brien, for this half, has certainly projected a punchy picture since successful a 2021 election to guide the Teamsters, having campaigned on a promise of aggressive group and contract negotiation.
The Teamsters primarily signify transportation staff, together with greater than 300,000 UPS workers, who lately voted to authorize a probably main strike this summer season if the corporate doesn’t meet their calls for.
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