President Donald Trump announced Senator Markwayne Mullin as his choice to replace Kristi Noem. While we wait for a U.S. Senate confirmation, let’s learn about the next potential Secretary of Homeland Security.

1.Mullin Faced a Multi-Year Ethics Investigation

The Committee on Ethics investigated Mullin’s continued involvement in his family’s business while in office. In 2018, they released a statement of Mullin’s “good faith efforts” to comply with ethics rules. Mullin had to pay back $40,000 that was “mistakenly paid to him” by his wife.

2.Mullin Challenged Teamster President to a Fight During a Hearing 

Before he was a senator, Mullin was in the House of Representatives. He was also a mixed martial arts fighter and seemed to be nostalgic for that time when he challenged Teamster President Sean O’Brien to a physical fight during a congressional hearing in 2023.

The screaming match was about a social media post that O’Brien wrote about Mullin. Important to note, a committee member did have to intervene to prevent a physical altercation from happening.

3.Mullin is a 2020 Election Denier

Mullin has supported President Trump’s lies about the 2020 election. This further solidifies his loyalty and allegiance to President Trump. It should disqualify him from the Cabinet.

4.Mullin has Heavy Influence in the GOP

Mullin earned the title, GOP House Whisperer, by being one of the closest relationships to President Trump out of the Republican senators. He campaigned in Native American communities for President Trump in 2024.

He also strongly supports President Trump’s immigration policies, so his nomination is not too much of a surprise, as he had been open to a position in the second Trump Administration.

5.Mullin Painted Alex Pretti as an Aggressor.

In the aftermath of the shooting of Alex Pretti, Mullin characterized Pretti as the aggressor. This reaction raises the question if there will be a substantial difference between Mullin and Noem if he becomes head of Homeland Security.

Noem excused the abuses and under her leadership, ICE use of force trainings, meant to protect the public, was dramatically cut.

The real culprit is neither Noem or Mullin, but the architect of ICE’s role and the mastermind profiting off his mass deportation, anti-American plan: Stephen Miller. To learn more, click here.

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