US EditionRand Paul confronts Markwayne Mullin over ‘snake’ remark; says he has ‘anger issues’
Sen. Rand Paul challenged Markwayne Mullin's suitability to lead DHS, citing Mullin's past violent remarks and a 2017 assault that left Paul with severe injuries.
- On March 18, 2026, Sen. Rand Paul confronted Sen. Markwayne Mullin at Mullin's confirmation hearing, pressing him over remarks that he understood why a neighbor attacked Paul in 2017.
- The dispute traces back to Mullin's February remark that he 'understood completely why his neighbor did what he did', which Paul tied to the 2017 assault that broke six ribs and damaged his lung.
- During his opening remarks, Mullin declined to apologize and said 'I can set it aside' to Paul, asking for a chance to earn his respect.
- The committee is set to vote on Thursday on Mullin's nomination, and even if Paul opposes, Sen. John Fetterman has pledged support, making advancement to the full Senate likely.
- Paul warned that Mullin, President Trump's nominee to replace Kristi Noem, should not oversee ICE and Border Patrol due to his 'anger issues' during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
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Mullin under microscope by Senate colleagues over temperament, stolen valor and ICE in tense DHS confirmation hearing
A typically friendly setting for one of their own turned tense on Capitol Hill Wednesday with senators grilling Markwayne Mullin for roughly three hours as he vies to become President Donald Trump’s next Department of Homeland Security chief.
Mullin makes his case as a steady hand for DHS but faces Senate pushback over his temperament
Markwayne Mullin says he'd be a steady hand at the Department of Homeland Security if he's confirmed as secretary. But he's facing pushback from fellow senators at a hearing Wednesday as DHS tries to move on from controversy under Kristi…
Rand Paul Grills Mullin Over 'Anger Issues'
Sen. Rand Paul turned a high-profile Homeland Security confirmation hearing into a personal confrontation Wednesday, accusing nominee Markwayne Mullin of celebrating political violence and questioning his fitness to run the department. Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma tapped by President Trump to succeed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, faced...
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