US EditionTrump's DHS Pick Markwayne Mullin Advances Out of Senate Committee
Sen. Rand Paul may block Sen. Markwayne Mullin's DHS secretary nomination vote over undisclosed classified trip details and concerns about Mullin's temperament and fitness.
- Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul threatened to cancel today's confirmation vote for Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's nominee for Department of Homeland Security, after Mullin refused to disclose details of classified work from a 2016 trip.
- Beyond the disclosure dispute, Paul cited Mullin's "anger issues," criticizing him for past remarks where he said he "understood" why a constituent violently attacked Paul in 2017, breaking his ribs.
- During Wednesday's hearing, senators pressed Mullin on his claimed classified work, which he refused to discuss publicly; committee members then retired to a secure room to review the details.
- Mullin's confirmation prospects remain uncertain, as Republicans lack the 60 votes needed to discharge the nomination from committee to the full Senate, forcing reliance on at least one Democrat.
- Stalled leadership for the DHS threatens to raise broader questions about agency oversight and readiness, as the partial government shutdown has already left thousands of employees working without pay for more than a month.
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Trump’s DHS Secretary Nominee Markwayne Mullin Seems To Think Dueling Is Legal In The US
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty It would be nice if, just once, President Donald Trump would nominate someone who is qualified, intelligent, well-adjusted, and somewhat grounded in reality to serve in his Cabinet or anywhere else in his administration. Just once. Well, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), the man Trump tapped to replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, certainly is not that nominee. This fool thinks dueling is…
‘Tell me to my face’: Top moments in Mullin’s heated confirmation hearing to be Trump’s next DHS chief
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Frustrations, friendship and questions of temperament dominated the confirmation hearing for Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as the Senate sprints to confirm him to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The hearing, led by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair Rand Paul, R-Ky., started with a tense exchange between him and Mullin and ended with questions about whether the co…
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