Markwayne Mullin insults and sorta threatens the dude who'll hold the gavel AT HIS CONFIRMATION HEARING [View all]

"Rand Paul’s a freaking snake," Mullin declared. He then added, "I understand completely why his neighbor did what he did," referencing Paul's 2017 attack by a neighbor that left him seriously injured.

The DHS secretary is confirmed by the Senate Homeland Security Committee, which is chaired by Paul.

Trump administration officials were banking on Mullin coasting through confirmation on "senatorial courtesy," counting on his colleagues' goodwill to smooth the process. Mullin, a former MMA fighter with a track record of confrontational theatrics, including challenging Teamsters boss Sean O'Brien to a fight during a 2023 hearing and breaking hand sanitizer stations to fight off Jan. 6 rioters, seemed poised for an easy ride.

But Newell said that calculus got considerably more complicated, as Paul now holds the gavel over his confirmation hearing.

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