Rand Paul is a snake, some people just need a good punch in the face, and members of Congress are legally allowed to shoot each other.

Those are all positions that Trump's pick to head Homeland Security just endorsed, whether explicitly or implicitly, under oath. Because today was the Senate's confirmation hearing from Mark Wayne Mullen, a lawmaker representing Oklahoma who's supposed to replace the outgoing DHS Secretary Christine O. Already on paper, he's kind of a strange pick.

He's got no bachelor's degree.

He was a mixed martial arts fighter and the kind of a strange pick. He's got no bachelor's degree.

He was a mixed martial arts fighter and the owner of a plumbing company before coming to Congress.

Even there, he's never held a prominent party leadership role. He's never served on any congressional

committees related to Homeland Security or immigration, and he has no law enforcement experience.

Of course, what we've seen with Trump time and time again is that, you know, these kinds

of things like experience and qualifications and competence, they're not really the top consideration.

What gets you promoted in Trump's America is loyalty, fealty, and unconditional subservience.

So Trump, he's essentially going from someone who used to shoot dogs to just having a dog.

With Mullen constantly being on TV, defending Trump, he's also been,

you know, one at Trump's closest allies for a while, and in his words, a personal friend in the

Senate. Even today, he was literally brought to tears just talking about how the president

supported him after his son suffered a brain injury. For the next 15 minutes, he did nothing

but love on my son. That, um...

Dang it, I hate getting emotional.

See, if I talk about my kids, I get emotional.

Other than that, you can't make me cry.

Mullen also voted to overturn the 2020 election results, and he's been a staunch defender of Trump's

mass deportation policy. Plus, he's got a real knack for that kind of distinctively Trumpian brand political showmanship. I mean, he wears a cowboy hat on the Senate floor. And in fact, I don't know if you remember this, he's the one who almost brawl with the Teamsters Union president during a Senate hearing. Bernie Sanders had to chime in like, chill the fuck out. In fact, you tweeted at me,

quit the Tough Guy Act in these Senate hearings. You know where to find me.

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