Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R–Okla.), President Donald Trump's nominee to replace Kristi Noem as secretary of homeland security, appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today as part of the confirmation process. Inconveniently for Mullin, the chairman of that committee is Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.), who has a grudge against him because of comments that Mullin recently made about Paul.
While answering questions from voters at the McGrath Breakfast Group in Tulsa last month, Mullin called Paul "a freaking snake," adding that "I understand completely why" Paul's neighbor in Bowling Green, Rene Boucher, assaulted him in November 2017. That attack, which left Paul with six broken ribs and a damaged lung, resulted in a federal charge against Boucher, who was sentenced to 30 days in jail and a $10,000 fine for assaulting a member of Congress.
