March 18, 2026

Markwayne Mullin

Independent, UK - The top Republican on the Senate’s Homeland Security committee has ripped into Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who is asking for his colleagues’ approval to run the Department of Homeland Security under Donald Trump.

Mullin refused to apologize for his comments about Sen. Rand Paul, saying in his opening statements to the committee during his confirmation hearing that he “understands” why Paul’s neighbor attacked him, leaving him with several broken ribs.

The Oklahoma senator, who is set to be the face of the agency behind the president’s anti-immigration agenda, enters the picture after Trump fired Kristi Noem days after she came under bipartisan fire in congressional hearings earlier this month.

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