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In a series of incidents, Congressman Tim Burchett accused former Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him in the back, which McCarthy denied. Meanwhile, Senator Markwayne Mullin challenged the president of the Teamsters union to a fight during a Senate hearing, with Bernie Sanders intervening to defuse the confrontation. Mullin's behavior has sparked criticism and controversy.
Maria Bartiromo asks McCarthy if he elbowed fellow GOP lawmaker ‘in the ribs or in the back?’ Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was put on the spot by Fox News host Maria Bartiromo over the accusation that he threw an elbow at a fellow Republican lawmaker this week, an incident that… https://t.co/rSyTWgc12f https://t.co/A2Pg8mke1V
Markwayne Mullin issues a statement to his constituents about his incident with the Teamsters President where he challenged him to a fight in the Senate. Mullin claims that O’Brien had a friend call him before the hearing to challenge him to a fight in his backyard. https://t.co/0w7YKCfIeJ
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said that if he were to have meet with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), he hopes it would be civil, but that he would still likely wear his football equipment https://t.co/eoMXH1uOPy https://t.co/o1hL0jZdsD
On Uncovered, I talked about the incident when Sen. Mullin challenged the Teamster’s President to a fistfight in a hearing. Link to full show here: https://t.co/A8KNyJrhh8 https://t.co/KaRVULdlqz
On Fox about Mullin challenging him to a fight, Teamsters President Sean O'Brien says "Him and I are not on talking basis right now"
On today’s Uncovered, I talked about something that wasn’t reported on that I think was the cause of Kevin McCarthy elbowing Tim Burchett in the back. Link to full show here: https://t.co/AS8G83somJ https://t.co/V2WfSJg6cX
"Last night, our enemies got to laugh... and that was brought on us by a United States Senator from Oklahoma, a small man, a petty man, an angry man named Markwayne Mullin." More of my thoughts on the despicable behavior displayed on the floor of the Senate:… https://t.co/gECOe04v2L https://t.co/vdvAZdsHVE
"Get off yer butt!" US Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) challenged Teamster President Sean O'Brien to a fight during a Senate Committee Hearing. Idiocracy? Or a novel way to pay down the debt: pay-per-view Senate brawl hearings! Also today, Nikki Haley demands that you show… https://t.co/2Rmvk1k5LH https://t.co/FP6Swlix3j
Tim Burchett Says He Pities, Prays for Kevin McCarthy After Elbowgate Scuffle: 'I Know He's Hurting' (Video) https://t.co/abGRsFvCae
Markwayne Mullin, the GOP Senator who tried to fight the head of the Teamsters yesterday, said in an interview this morning that if they ever actually do have a physical altercation, he'll bite the guy. https://t.co/Q221pyyWll
'The View' host Sunny Hostin called Kevin McCarthy a 'coward' for allegedly elbowing representative Tim Burchett in the kidneys: 'It takes a coward to punch someone in the back.' https://t.co/AvHG6WrysV
Is Markwayne Mullin ok? A day after trying to start a fistfight in a committee hearing, the U.S. senator said Wednesday that he has no problem biting people. “I’ll bite 100%," he said. "And I don’t care where I bite, by the way.” 😳https://t.co/mFsRN3QDog
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said he feels “sorry” for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy after the California Republican allegedly elbowed him in a Capitol hallway the previous day. "I’m sure right after he did it, he regretted it. I’ve moved on; I’ve got no vengeance towards him. I… https://t.co/j6IvZVHwN4 https://t.co/dCOuZre6Js
Rep. Tim Burchett on former Speaker Kevin McCarthy after alleged elbowing: "I feel sorry for him." McCarthy denied elbowing the congressman Tuesday, telling reporters, "I guess our elbows hit as I walked by." https://t.co/gJLR4bgNQI https://t.co/6GgPt9fuRL
Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin defends challenging teamster boss to a fight: Former cage fighter says his constituents would NOT have been happy with him if he backed down from 'mob boss' Sean O'Brien in tense moment Bernie Sanders had to stop https://t.co/11AgB8bl1C https://t.co/Vvib1w5gap
Sen. Mullin is unbowed after nearly getting into a physical fight during a committee hearing yesterday. "I'm not afraid of biting. I will bite," he told a local podcast. "I don't care where I bite, by the way." https://t.co/gVNliQ0Y1j
WATCH: Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenges Teamsters President Sean O’Brien to a fight during Senate hearing. https://t.co/r5XUIWsmMJ
Senator Markwayne Mullin: I Will Bite Anything to Win a Fight. Story …https://t.co/NlkLiGUvc8
Senator Markwayne Mullin defends conduct: "Every now and then, you need to get punched in the face." Mullin later argued that it wouldn't have necessarily violated the Senate rules if he and O'Brien had duked it out in the middle of the hearing room. https://t.co/2Bacwol9Px https://t.co/iAjFjF9FWl
In today's newsletter I react to Senator Markwayne Mullin challenging a Teamster to a fight. I also share the story about how I was, for two hours in 1992, a member of the Teamster's Union. https://t.co/Nk5ZeqW39q https://t.co/oGkqxMembe
what are Tim Burchett and this Newsmax host suggesting about Kevin McCarthy? https://t.co/BdzIRCuied
Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin ran to Fox News to explain that, despite his best efforts to throw down in the middle of a Senate hearing, “political correctness” is what stopped him from beating up a witness. Story: https://t.co/kDAHtab36Z https://t.co/SUD8328GTA
Congressman Tim Burchett doubles-down on claim Kevin McCarthy elbowed him in the kidneys https://t.co/0xmbZNTOyh https://t.co/4fUeyLisCn
Senator Markwayne Mullin says he will bite a man during a fight. https://t.co/azHDaNWPdc
Burchett on McCarthy elbowing: 'I prayed for him' https://t.co/yvfmfGC8KX
After getting elbowed in the back yesterday, Tim Burchett this morning went after McCarthy, saying that his 16 year old daughter hits harder than he does. And he didn’t stop there. Story …https://t.co/8lBdd9lo7r
Kevin McCarthy @SpeakerMcCarthy Allegedly “Sucker Punched” Tim Burchett, @mattgaetz Files Ethics Complaint https://t.co/lG5Sp3Fklq
One of Congress' most bizarre days in recent memory began when Rep. Tim Burchett accused Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him in a narrow hallway. Over in the Senate, Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenged Teamsters president Sean O'Brien to a fight. https://t.co/fJmAHhJ5xl
‘Clean shot to the kidneys’: McCarthy allegedly assaults Rep Burchett in Capitol hallway, foot chase ensues Drama unfolded in a Capitol hallway on Tuesday as one Republican lawmaker accused a colleague of delivering a “clean shot to the kidneys” as he passed by. U.S. Rep. Tim… https://t.co/8GNtYiEdWw https://t.co/uRXZpO0v9d
Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin challenged Teamsters President Sean O'Brien to a fight during a Senate hearing, before the committee chair Senator Bernie Sanders stepped in to defuse the confrontation https://t.co/kxADEdNgFY https://t.co/tDCIGWmmca
A Republican Senator Tried to Fight a Teamster in a Hearing. Markwayne Mullin Tries to Fight Teamster President in Senate. Bernie Sanders was there to shame both Senator Markwayne Mullin and Teamster president Sean M. O’Brien to chill out. https://t.co/cX33hfZ9JJ
Congressman Tim Burchett doubles-down on claim Kevin McCarthy elbowed him in the kidneys as he brands the attack a 'sad asterisk at the end of his career as he spirals out of control' https://t.co/9R4r5tACav https://t.co/6eMjhHJWny
A Senate hearing escalated into a near brawl on Tuesday when Oklahoma's Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin asked Sean O'Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, if he wanted to fight "right now." 👀 https://t.co/xMQJvpDPHp
Wild moment Republican Senator and ex-MMA fighter Markwayne Mullin challenges Teamster boss to a FIGHT in the middle of a Congressional hearing https://t.co/G3iTKuywDR https://t.co/evA6hQOkta
NPR reporter weighs in on McCarthy elbow accusation https://t.co/xikCAtPrq0
“You wanna run your mouth? We can be two consenting adults, we can finish it here." Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin stood up and tried to fight a congressional witness during a Senate hearing today. Watch: https://t.co/OizZYtYG8E https://t.co/eJomwEsaWc
Bernie Sanders on CNN, re: Markwayne Mullin nearly getting into a fistfight with a committee witness today in a hearing led by Sanders. "It's pretty pathetic. We have United States senator challenging a member of the panel who is the head of one of the larger unions in America."
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) accused former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) of elbowing him in a Capitol hallway Tuesday and chased after the former House leader to confront him. Burchett says it was deliberate, but in remarks to reporters later, McCarthy denied elbowing the… https://t.co/1Y1Dfq1XzL https://t.co/Diat5Uovjc
EXCLUSIVE: Congressman Tim Burchett alleges Kevin McCarthy elbowed him in the kidneys. He tells Primetime what happened next. https://t.co/1h0eI0orof
"Shot to the Kidneys": Kevin McCarthy Reportedly Shoved Republican Who Voted to Oust Him “I got elbowed in the back and it kind of caught me off guard […] I turned back and there was Kevin." Story: https://t.co/uzApVusSJz https://t.co/ik8DyMyBsd
Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenges union head to fight during hearing https://t.co/VU22MqszfA
Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin challenged Teamsters President Sean O'Brien to a fight during a Senate hearing, rising from his seat, before the committee chair stepped in to defuse the confrontation https://t.co/kxADEdMIQq https://t.co/BYDRgF5wAZ
Coming up, the latest on the ground from Israel as the IDF says it’s conducting a raid on the Al Shifa hospital…We’ll also go to Capitol Hill to hear from Rep. Tim Burchett after he claimed Kevin McCarthy sucked-punched him, which McCarthy has denied.
There’s no senator named “Markwayne Mullin.” Don’t let the media gaslight you about this stuff. They just make up names of fake members of congress when they’re bored and want to spice up the copy.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, challenged the president of the Teamsters union to a fight during a Senate hearing. “You want to run your mouth? We can be two consenting adults, we can finish it here.” https://t.co/toCnCCvcyE https://t.co/R3UxuxM5Hj
Former MMA fighter and now current Senator Markwayne Mullin tried to fight someone 😂 https://t.co/5HOCkUpP2c
https://t.co/r5IYdfIVv2 Meanwhile, over in the House: McCarthy shoved past Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., in a hallway. Burchett stumbled forward and yelled at McCarthy, "Why'd you elbow me in the back, Kevin?! Hey Kevin, you got any guts?!" (Watch out in gym class you hoser...)
McCarthy Denies Shoving Burchett: ‘I Guess Our Shoulders Hit’ https://t.co/Xrw6FbHnni
Congressman Tim Burchett, who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy, claims the former Speaker elbowed him in the back Tuesday morning. https://t.co/3qdEpUT6VH