Markwayne Mullin Advances after Fiery DHS Hearing
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🗓️ 19 March 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Senators grill Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin during his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security, pressing him on immigration, executive authority, foreign travel, and past controversies. The tense hearing includes clashes with Senator Rand Paul and scrutiny from Senators Gary Peters, Maggie Hassan, Richard Blumenthal, and Elissa Slotkin, including concerns about ICE at polling locations and voter intimidation.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Mary Trump podcast. |
| 0:08.5 | Let's dive it. |
| 0:10.7 | Oklahoma Senator and never the smartest person in the room, Mark Wayne Mullen, has cleared committee and is now headed for a full Senate vote to lead the Department of Homeland Security, |
| 0:21.6 | a position for which he is completely unqualified. |
| 0:25.3 | The full Senate is expected to vote on Mullen's nomination as early as next week. |
| 0:30.6 | It was only yesterday during a multi-hour hearing before the Senate that things turned contentious, |
| 0:36.8 | as Mullen was questioned on everything |
| 0:39.1 | from his temperament to his stance on election interference and even if so-called sensitive overseas |
| 0:45.0 | foreign assignments about which he would tell us nothing. I want to take a look at some of the |
| 0:50.4 | key moments from that hearing that led up to this confirmation, because I think it's |
| 0:55.1 | important to know just who it is that the Republicans and traitor to the Democratic Party, |
| 1:01.0 | John Federman, think is qualified for this very important position. The hearing was tense |
| 1:07.2 | from the very beginning, including notable exchanges with committee chair Republican |
| 1:11.8 | Rand Paul from Kentucky, which highlighted existing and longstanding friction between the two. |
| 1:19.5 | And remember, Mullen is one of their colleagues. |
| 1:24.4 | He is a senator. |
| 1:26.2 | Some of you may remember that Rampole was assaulted by a neighbor |
| 1:29.3 | back in 2017, seriously assaulted from behind, and he was hospitalized for several weeks. |
| 1:37.3 | Mullen has made numerous comments about this attack, and that's where we pick up the hearing. |
| 1:43.3 | Let's watch Senator Paul. |
| 1:45.4 | Recently, Senator Mullen, if you have time to listen, you were confronted by constituents |
| 1:52.6 | that were angry because you voted against my amendment to stop all funding for refugee |
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