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GOP Sen. Says He Could Have Beat Up Hearing Witness if Not for ‘Political Correctness’

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GOP Sen. Says He Could Have Beat Up Hearing Witness if Not for ‘Political Correctness’

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politics @lemmy.world · 8 months ago

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GOP Sen. Says He Could Have Beat Up Hearing Witness if Not for 'Political Correctness'

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Sen. Markwayne Mullin blamed “political correctness” for the uproar over his attempt to fight a witness during a Senate hearing.

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I’m sure he would also be the first to complain if someone stronger beat him and wanted to play by their rules, too.

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