'Tell Me To My Face': Markwayne Mullin, Rand Paul Clash In Confirmation Hearing
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“You told the media that I was a freakin’ snake,” Paul fumed at Trump's DHS secretary nominee, whom he accused of having "anger issues.”
WASHINGTON ― The wheels were coming off the wagon the moment Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation hearing began Wednesday morning, as Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) tore into the homeland security secretary nominee over long-standing personal beef between the two.
Paul, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee, devoted most of his time to attacking Mullin for past remarks he made about Paul being physically assaulted by his neighbor in 2017, an incident that left Paul with broken ribs and long-term health issues. President Donald Trump recently tapped Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, to replace Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
“You told the media that I was a freakin’ snake and that you completely understood why I had been assaulted,” Paul told Mullin. “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 to the proper use of force.”
The Kentucky Republican also accused Mullin of lying about telling Paul directly that he thought he deserved to be assaulted.
“Tell me to my face why you think I deserved it,” Paul fumed. “And while you’re at it, explain to the American public why they should trust a man with anger issues to set the proper example for ICE and Border Patrol agents.”
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