Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenged union chief Sean O’Brien to a combat throughout a Senate listening to.

The heated change started after Mr Mullin paraphrased a tweet Mr O’Brien had posted about him in June: “What a clown and a liar. At all times have been and at all times can be. Cease the powerful man act at Senate hearings. You understand the place to seek out me. Anyplace, any time cowboy.”

Mr Mullin then supplied to confront Mr O’Brien on the listening to, saying: “Sir, this can be a time, this can be a place, if you wish to speak, we might be two consenting adults, we are able to End it right here,” pointing to the ground separating the 2.

Mr. Mullin stood up from his seat earlier than the committee chairman, Senator Bernie Sanders, intervened and requested him to sit down down.

O’Brien later instructed Reuters, “It should not have come to this, we’re not 12 years previous anymore.” He additionally mentioned he can be keen to sit down down with Mr. Mullin for a espresso or a beer.