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groundloop

(13,892 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2026, 09:42 PM Mar 23

Senate confirms Sen. Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary

Source: ABC News

The Senate on Monday confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security by a vote of 54-45.

Two Democrats -- Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico -- joined Republicans voting to confirm Mullin. Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted against the confirmation as he earlier said he would.

The vote came amid backlash over the immigration crackdown and deportations under DHS as well as the ongoing partial shutdown of the department.

Mullin, a first-term Republican senator and ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, will take over DHS with little homeland security experience. During his confirmation hearing last week, Mullin said that he will work hard to earn the respect of people at the department.

Read more: https://abcnews.com/Politics/senate-set-vote-confirming-sen-markwayne-mullin-dhs/story?id=131327334

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Senate confirms Sen. Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary (Original Post) groundloop Mar 23 OP

The reign of Markwayne is mainly by the insane Blue Owl Mar 23 #1

It's gonna be worse................... Lovie777 Mar 23 #2

sick DURHAM D Mar 23 #3

Hot head tough guy. Frasier Balzov Mar 23 #4

coward Skittles Mar 23 #10

Kwayne will be the most vociferous Cabinet meeting asskisser Prairie Gates Mar 23 #5

Miller runs the show JBTaurus83 Mar 23 #6

Which is something that a lot of people seem to be. missing here. OldBaldy1701E Mar 24 #13

Probably need silver bullets and a stake. travelingthrulife Mar 24 #14

Yes. OldBaldy1701E Mar 24 #19

God help us... displacedvermoter Mar 23 #7

Cory Lendowski was upset however Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 23 #8

I am so sick of the Republicon-Democrats! denvine Mar 23 #9

Fetterman said he was his friend. What better reasoning can you have as a Senator? travelingthrulife Mar 24 #15

We are able to do better than Heinrich and Frauderman rpannier Mar 24 #11

Two peas in their own private pod DFW Mar 24 #17

Joe The Plumber Mr.Bee Mar 24 #12

They would've confirmed Ted Bundy, if he'd been the candidate. raccoon Mar 24 #16

Mark Wayne Mullet is going to unclog the toilets of America. LudwigPastorius Mar 24 #18

Blue Owl

(59,263 posts)

1. The reign of Markwayne is mainly by the insane

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 09:43 PM

Mar 23

Lovie777

(23,165 posts)

2. It's gonna be worse...................

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 09:46 PM

Mar 23

DURHAM D

(33,068 posts)

3. sick

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 09:46 PM

Mar 23

Frasier Balzov

(5,077 posts)

4. Hot head tough guy.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 09:51 PM

Mar 23

Skittles

(172,069 posts)

10. coward

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:55 PM

Mar 23

I guarantee it.

Prairie Gates

(8,286 posts)

5. Kwayne will be the most vociferous Cabinet meeting asskisser

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:00 PM

Mar 23

Dear Sir, nobody has ever done more for the safety of the children!

JBTaurus83

(1,515 posts)

6. Miller runs the show

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:01 PM

Mar 23

It really doesn’t matter who holds this title.

OldBaldy1701E

(11,253 posts)

13. Which is something that a lot of people seem to be. missing here.

Reply to JBTaurus83 (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 06:15 AM

Mar 24

That ghoul is the one calling the shots. To be honest, he is the president as far as I am concerned, as he is the mastermind behind all of the racist, classist crap that has been going on.

Screw the doddering old pumpkin, that soulless zombie is the one we need to be getting rid of.

travelingthrulife

(5,294 posts)

14. Probably need silver bullets and a stake.

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 10:48 AM

Mar 24

OldBaldy1701E

(11,253 posts)

19. Yes.

Reply to travelingthrulife (Reply #14)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 06:54 PM

Mar 24

But, the issue is not what is needed to do the job.

The issue is that we seem to need someone to do the job.

Because it seems that none of us can figure out how to do it.

displacedvermoter

(4,671 posts)

7. God help us...

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:05 PM

Mar 23

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(136,171 posts)

8. Cory Lendowski was upset however

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:09 PM

Mar 23

No more boom boom time on the DHS jet.

denvine

(862 posts)

9. I am so sick of the Republicon-Democrats!

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:18 PM

Mar 23

There is no good reason for any Democrat to vote for Markwayne Mullin or any Trump nominee! They do not represent or stand for any Democratic principles. What game are they playing. They have got to go! I know it wouldn't have made any difference once Fetterman betrayed us but it sure would be nice to believe and have faith that our party will hold the line.

travelingthrulife

(5,294 posts)

15. Fetterman said he was his friend. What better reasoning can you have as a Senator?

Reply to denvine (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 10:49 AM

Mar 24

rpannier

(24,935 posts)

11. We are able to do better than Heinrich and Frauderman

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 01:12 AM

Mar 24

DFW

(60,309 posts)

17. Two peas in their own private pod

Reply to rpannier (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 12:00 PM

Mar 24

One was an early, unapologetic tormentor of Al Franken in 2017, and the other has been generously described as "inconsistent at best."

I agree, we can certainly do better.