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617Blue

(2,334 posts)
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:46 AM 20 hrs ago

If I were a Dem Senator, I'd simply ask MarkWayne Mullin what qualifies him to run DHS?

No law enforcement background. No military background. No Intelligence background. He's the only member of the Senate without at least a Bachelors degree. He's simply unqualified for the job at a time when the threats to the US have never been higher.

He shouldn't get a single vote.

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If I were a Dem Senator, I'd simply ask MarkWayne Mullin what qualifies him to run DHS? (Original Post) 617Blue 20 hrs ago OP
Qualifications are irrelevant in the Trump admin True Dough 20 hrs ago #1
He looks good on t.v. mwmisses4289 19 hrs ago #2
Not that good. niyad 19 hrs ago #4
Apparently to t, he does. mwmisses4289 19 hrs ago #5
Thats all it takes! He's a "tough guy". Probably has tattooed arms. Callie1979 19 hrs ago #9
Fealty 99 percent. Looks 1 JT45242 18 hrs ago #13
Well unless you're a WOMAN. Looks & fealty 50/50 Callie1979 14 hrs ago #22
I know ppl who went to Missouri Valley College xmas74 13 hrs ago #23
I wish some of those stories would come to light. nt Callie1979 8 hrs ago #24
To me, he looks dumb and shallow. mwb970 18 hrs ago #16
Even worse he sounds dumb and shallow mdbl 17 hrs ago #20
alas Skittles 19 hrs ago #3
As a plumber, he is good at plunging to any depth. Onthefly 19 hrs ago #6
He will be the male equivalent of Noem, cowboy hat and all. 617Blue 19 hrs ago #7
"I'm qualified to be a marionette puppet. Trump pulls my strings and I'll do whatever he wants." QueerDuck 19 hrs ago #8
to paraphrase national lampoons vacation, his answer will be... Javaman 18 hrs ago #10
Markwaynebubbabillybob's answer: "Check out my tattoos!" Buns_of_Fire 18 hrs ago #11
Is there a way senators can put him in a round room and tell him to piss in the corner? 0rganism 18 hrs ago #12
I had hope for Mullin until I saw a video of him. mwb970 18 hrs ago #14
I heard he has one qualification.... reACTIONary 18 hrs ago #15
He likes to think he's a bad ass. Emile 18 hrs ago #17
I read somewhere he was a plumber in addition to being an MMA fighter. If the toilet clogs at DHS, call the boss. Vinca 18 hrs ago #18
I believe DJT is the head of every department. JohnnyRingo 17 hrs ago #19
Who will replace his senate seat? Emile 15 hrs ago #21

mwmisses4289

(3,845 posts)
5. Apparently to t, he does.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 06:41 AM
19 hrs ago

Supposedly t spends time watching m when he's in front of the cameras.

Callie1979

(1,274 posts)
9. Thats all it takes! He's a "tough guy". Probably has tattooed arms.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 07:21 AM
19 hrs ago

Appearance & fealty are all that matters.

JT45242

(3,996 posts)
13. Fealty 99 percent. Looks 1
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 07:37 AM
18 hrs ago

It is not even close. Must be sycophantic yes man to even get in the door.

Callie1979

(1,274 posts)
22. Well unless you're a WOMAN. Looks & fealty 50/50
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 12:15 PM
14 hrs ago

How do you think Lyndsey Halligan got a super-promotion? she's hot!

xmas74

(30,047 posts)
23. I know ppl who went to Missouri Valley College
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 12:21 PM
13 hrs ago

When he did. Said he was an ass who thought as a freshman he was a BMOC. Instead, a few guys and townies handed him his ass after starting shit with everyone at parties.

mdbl

(8,529 posts)
20. Even worse he sounds dumb and shallow
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 08:46 AM
17 hrs ago

It only takes a minute of listening to his BS to know that.

QueerDuck

(1,496 posts)
8. "I'm qualified to be a marionette puppet. Trump pulls my strings and I'll do whatever he wants."
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 07:15 AM
19 hrs ago

The end.

Javaman

(65,595 posts)
10. to paraphrase national lampoons vacation, his answer will be...
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 07:26 AM
18 hrs ago

"trump says I kiss the best"

Buns_of_Fire

(19,101 posts)
11. Markwaynebubbabillybob's answer: "Check out my tattoos!"
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 07:30 AM
18 hrs ago

He's also a charter member of the "Congressional Chapstick of the Week" club, founded by Nazipublicans to protect Dear Leader from terminal chapped ass from too many buttsmoochies.

0rganism

(25,574 posts)
12. Is there a way senators can put him in a round room and tell him to piss in the corner?
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 07:32 AM
18 hrs ago

That could keep him busy for quite some time: for most, a simple notion to be summarily ignored; for a noble few, the quest of a lifetime.

mwb970

(12,133 posts)
14. I had hope for Mullin until I saw a video of him.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 08:00 AM
18 hrs ago

He does not look bright, and he seems to have no qualifications for the job aside from mindless loyalty to trump.

reACTIONary

(7,128 posts)
15. I heard he has one qualification....
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 08:01 AM
18 hrs ago

.... he likes dogs.

Maybe not enough, but he does have that going for him.

Vinca

(53,772 posts)
18. I read somewhere he was a plumber in addition to being an MMA fighter. If the toilet clogs at DHS, call the boss.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 08:08 AM
18 hrs ago

JohnnyRingo

(20,777 posts)
19. I believe DJT is the head of every department.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 08:38 AM
17 hrs ago

He just appoints loyal puppets to carry out his micromanaged orders, for better or worse.
No one in his cabinet has to be qualified to do anything except him, and well... you know.

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