Summary

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) posted a video suggesting journalists would report “less false stories” if violence were still used to resolve disputes.

He referenced the 1890 Capitol shooting of Rep. William Taulbee by reporter Charles Kincaid, who was acquitted.

After backlash, Mullin claimed he was joking and criticized The Oklahoman for covering the story.

A former MMA fighter, Mullin had previously threatened a union leader in a Senate hearing. Critics say his remarks echo Trump’s escalating “fake news” rhetoric and hostility toward the press.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    He referenced the 1890 Capitol shooting of Rep. William Taulbee by reporter Charles Kincaid, who was acquitted.

    So…

    His example is elected politicians getting shot for lying about some bullshit to a reporter?

    That’s some change American voters may be ok with…

    But also the complete opposite of what he wants to do.

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      6 days ago

      No no, some people have to learn from their own mistakes.

      You tell a toddler to not reach up and touch the stove because a burner might be hot. You don’t tell a 25 year old man not to touch a burner - by that age they should have either learned from extrapolating data about the world, from their childhood experience, or someone else’s experience. Regardless, at a certain point, you just let morons burn their fingers.