Rand Paul tears into Markwayne Mullin for remarks on his past assault: ‘Tell it to my face’
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) lambasted his fellow Republican, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), during Mullin’s confirmation hearing on Wednesday to become the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Paul, chairman of the Senate homeland security committee tasked with advancing Mullin’s nomination, condemned the Oklahoma senator for past comments on political violence, including remarks sympathizing with Paul’s neighbor for attacking the senator at his Kentucky home in 2017.
“I just wonder if someone who applauds violence against their political opponents is the right person to lead an agency that has struggled to accept limits for the proper use of force,” Paul told Mullin. “You have never had the courage to look me in the eye and tell me that the assault was justified. So today, you’ll have your chance … Tell it to my face.”
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A defiant Mullin rebuffed Paul’s assertions that he supported political violence and suggested Paul was disloyal to the party for frequently voting out of step with GOP colleagues.
“If I have something to say, I’ll say it directly to your face,” Mullin said. “I’ve worked with many people in this room. Seems like you fight Republicans more than you work with us … And as far as me saying that I invoke violence, I don’t.”
Mullin seeks to replace outgoing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, whom President Donald Trump is moving to the newly created post of Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas at the end of the month. Mullin, in his first term as a senator after serving five in the House since 2013, is seeking to lead the agency at a tumultuous time over Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda carried out by federal immigration officials who serve under DHS.
The exchange marked an extraordinarily tense episode between senators of the same party, eclipsing that of even the combative moments between Mullin and Democratic members of the panel.
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee as Trump’s nominee to lead DHS. (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner)
Paul repeatedly suggested Mullin’s “anger” and “low impulse control” were disqualifying for head of DHS as it faces criticism for its use-of-force tactics, saying the nominee possessed a “sheer lack of any kind of self-awareness.” Paul said the 2017 attack from his neighbor involved being …
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) lambasted his fellow Republican, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), during Mullin’s confirmation hearing on Wednesday to become the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Paul, chairman of the Senate homeland security committee tasked with advancing Mullin’s nomination, condemned the Oklahoma senator for past comments on political violence, including remarks sympathizing with Paul’s neighbor for attacking the senator at his Kentucky home in 2017.
“I just wonder if someone who applauds violence against their political opponents is the right person to lead an agency that has struggled to accept limits for the proper use of force,” Paul told Mullin. “You have never had the courage to look me in the eye and tell me that the assault was justified. So today, you’ll have your chance … Tell it to my face.”
MICHAEL BARONE: POLITICAL PARTIES ON PERILOUS GROUND
A defiant Mullin rebuffed Paul’s assertions that he supported political violence and suggested Paul was disloyal to the party for frequently voting out of step with GOP colleagues.
“If I have something to say, I’ll say it directly to your face,” Mullin said. “I’ve worked with many people in this room. Seems like you fight Republicans more than you work with us … And as far as me saying that I invoke violence, I don’t.”
Mullin seeks to replace outgoing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, whom President Donald Trump is moving to the newly created post of Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas at the end of the month. Mullin, in his first term as a senator after serving five in the House since 2013, is seeking to lead the agency at a tumultuous time over Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda carried out by federal immigration officials who serve under DHS.
The exchange marked an extraordinarily tense episode between senators of the same party, eclipsing that of even the combative moments between Mullin and Democratic members of the panel.
IN FOCUS: THE DOOMSAYERS ARE WRONG ON IRAN. THE WAR IS ALREADY A SUCCESS
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee as Trump’s nominee to lead DHS. (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner)
Paul repeatedly suggested Mullin’s “anger” and “low impulse control” were disqualifying for head of DHS as it faces criticism for its use-of-force tactics, saying the nominee possessed a “sheer lack of any kind of self-awareness.” Paul said the 2017 attack from his neighbor involved being …
Rand Paul tears into Markwayne Mullin for remarks on his past assault: ‘Tell it to my face’
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) lambasted his fellow Republican, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), during Mullin’s confirmation hearing on Wednesday to become the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Paul, chairman of the Senate homeland security committee tasked with advancing Mullin’s nomination, condemned the Oklahoma senator for past comments on political violence, including remarks sympathizing with Paul’s neighbor for attacking the senator at his Kentucky home in 2017.
“I just wonder if someone who applauds violence against their political opponents is the right person to lead an agency that has struggled to accept limits for the proper use of force,” Paul told Mullin. “You have never had the courage to look me in the eye and tell me that the assault was justified. So today, you’ll have your chance … Tell it to my face.”
MICHAEL BARONE: POLITICAL PARTIES ON PERILOUS GROUND
A defiant Mullin rebuffed Paul’s assertions that he supported political violence and suggested Paul was disloyal to the party for frequently voting out of step with GOP colleagues.
“If I have something to say, I’ll say it directly to your face,” Mullin said. “I’ve worked with many people in this room. Seems like you fight Republicans more than you work with us … And as far as me saying that I invoke violence, I don’t.”
Mullin seeks to replace outgoing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, whom President Donald Trump is moving to the newly created post of Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas at the end of the month. Mullin, in his first term as a senator after serving five in the House since 2013, is seeking to lead the agency at a tumultuous time over Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda carried out by federal immigration officials who serve under DHS.
The exchange marked an extraordinarily tense episode between senators of the same party, eclipsing that of even the combative moments between Mullin and Democratic members of the panel.
IN FOCUS: THE DOOMSAYERS ARE WRONG ON IRAN. THE WAR IS ALREADY A SUCCESS
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee as Trump’s nominee to lead DHS. (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner)
Paul repeatedly suggested Mullin’s “anger” and “low impulse control” were disqualifying for head of DHS as it faces criticism for its use-of-force tactics, saying the nominee possessed a “sheer lack of any kind of self-awareness.” Paul said the 2017 attack from his neighbor involved being …
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