Sen. Mullin Confrontation Gaining National Discussion, Featured On 'The Late Show'

Sen. Markwayne Mullin is a topic of national discussion after his Senate confrontation on Tuesday. Stephen Colbert poked fun at the incident in his monologue for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS on Wednesday.

Thursday, November 16th 2023, 7:32 am

By: News 9

After Sen. Markwayne Mullin had a verbal altercation with a union leader during a senate hearing on Tuesday, people all over America have been talking about it.

Wednesday night, Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, featured the news in his opening monologue.

The show used graphics to depict a boxing match titled 'Thunda in the Rotunda,' saying there was a near brawl between Mullin and Teamsters President Sean O'Brien.

Colbert then did an imitation of Sen. Bernie Sanders trying to break up the confrontation.