Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation hearing to run the Department of Homeland Security opened with a bitterly personal clash between the Oklahoma Republican and Sen. Rand Paul, who questioned how a “man with anger issues” can be trusted to lead thousands of armed federal officers.
Mullin did not deny calling his fellow Republican a “freaking snake” and refused to apologize for his remarks after Sen. Rand Paul was assaulted by his neighbor in 2017.
