Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin scolds Rep. Matt Gaetz for living off 'daddy's money'

One month after Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenged a Teamsters union leader to a fight, he criticized a fellow Congressman for "living off (his) daddy's money."

The social media post was in response to Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, who shared information about how much Mullin's net worth has grown since 2018. The graphic, posted by an account called Quiver Quantitative which aims to show how much Congress members make in stock trades, showed Mullin's net worth climbing from $18 million in 2018 to $63 million in 2022.

Gaetz said there should be a ban on members of Congress trading stocks.

"I hear @RepMattGaetz has criticism of hard-earned success — he should try building a business that gains value, it’s more gratifying than living off your daddy’s money," Mullin responded.

"The only thing I criticized were your stock trades while a member of congress," Gaetz said in response. "I want to ban those trades. You cashed in and made millions."

In his most recent financial disclosure report, Mullin reported assets totaling between $26 million to $100 million, including shares in individual stocks, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

The feud between Mullin and Teamsters President Sean O'Brien started when O'Brien called Mullin a "greedy CEO who pretends like he's self-made" in a social media post. O'Brien added, "Quit the tough guy act in these senate hearings. You know where to find me. Anyplace, Anytime cowboy."

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Sen. Markwayne Mullin takes shot at Matt Gaetz after stock trade flak