Jake Starkey
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March 5 at 5:59 PM ·
Absolutely humiliating for a former MMA fighter turned to be stopped in his tracks by an 80 year old man...
The confrontation erupted during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in 2023, after Mullin read one of O'Brien's past tweets attacking him.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin: I appreciate your demeanor today. It's quite different. But after you left here, you got pretty excited about the keyboard. In fact, you tweeted at me one, two, three, four, five times.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin: And let me read what the last one said. It said,
"Greedy CEO who pretends like he's self-made. Sorry, I wish he was in the truck with me when I was building my plumbing company myself, and my wife was running the office, because I sure remember working pretty hard in long hours. Pretends like he's self-made. What a clown. Fraud. Always has been, always will be. Quit the tough guy act in these Senate hearings. You know where to find me. Any place, any time, cowboy."
So, this is a time. This is a place. If you want to run your mouth, we can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here.
Sean O'Brien: Okay, that's fine. Perfect.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin: You want to do it now?
Sean O'Brien: I'd love to do it right now.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin: Well, STAND YOU BUTT UP THEN!
Sean O'Brien: You stand your butt up.
(Mullin rises from his chair.)
Sen. Bernie Sanders: Oh, hold on. Oh, stop it. Is that your solution? No, no, sit down.
(Mullin waves his arms around threateningly)
Sen. Bernie Sanders: Come on. Sit down. You know you're a United States senator. Sit down. Sit down, please.
Mullin: But I --
Sen. Bernie Sanders: God knows the American people have enough contempt for Congress. Let's not make it worse. Sit down. NOW.
THANK YOU Bernie. This is why we need leaders like you.
