‘Stand your butt up,’ U.S. senator shouts at union leader during heated committee showdown

A man sits behind a table, in a white shirt and tie, raising his right hand to point at someone.

A congressional hearing devolved into an angry confrontation between a senator and a witness on Tuesday after Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma challenged Sean O’Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, to “stand your butt up” and settle longstanding differences right there in the room.

CBC | World News

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