Capitol Hill rhetoric: Should Americans worry about physical violence after lawmakers exchange fighting words?

(TND) — Lawmakers were involved in several heated exchanges Tuesday, perhaps a sign of tensions boiling over.

Or perhaps a sign of a shifting view of acceptable behavior.

“Where is the accountability?” said Oklahoma State University politics professor Seth McKee.

There are political, demographic and societal components at play, he said.

Too often, big union bosses intimidate, threaten, and bully employees and job creators to get their way. That might work on some people, but not on me. Yesterday I made it clear: in Oklahoma, you don't issue a challenge unless you're going to answer the call. pic.twitter.com/N4A3uRPTHj

— Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) November 15, 2023