Article 6GD1H Offering to fight union leader was just ‘Oklahoma values’, senator claims

Offering to fight union leader was just ‘Oklahoma values’, senator claims

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Martin Pengelly in Washington
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Republican Markwayne Mullin accused of acting like a 12-year-old' by Teamsters leader Sean O'Brien during Senate confrontation

The Republican senator Markwayne Mullin claimed that by offering to fight a union leader at a congressional hearing, he was merely representing Oklahoma values".

Told by the Fox News host Sean Hannity any other response" to Sean O'Brien of the Teamsters would have been a little gutless", Mullin said: I would agree. I mean, wouldn't people want me to do that?

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