
Trump's DHS pick Markwayne Mullin to get Senate committee vote
CNBC
President Donald Trump tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., earlier this month to replace Kristi Noem.
A day after a testy confirmation hearing, a Senate committee is expected to vote Thursday morning on the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
Mullin could clear his first procedural hurdle to leading the department despite prodding from his Senate peers on Wednesday over his temperament, DHS' immigration policies and a trip he said he took abroad while a member of the House that he repeatedly said was "classified."
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., chair of the Senate panel, lashed out at the nominee. Mullin recently said he understood why Paul's neighbor physically attacked him in 2017 and called Paul, a libertarian-leaning Republican who often does not vote with his party, a "freaking snake." Paul called Mullin "unrepentant."













