LOADING ERROR LOADINGSen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) played an astonishing supercut video of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), President Donald Trump’s pick to take over the Department of Homeland Security, at the Oklahoma lawmaker’s Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. AdvertisementPaul also referenced Mullin’s 2023 confrontation with Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien during a Senate committee hearing when he rose from his seat as if he wanted to physically fight. After the video ended, Paul asked the nominee if he thought “fighting as a resolution for political difference” was a good example to set. “As you can notice, over my shoulder is my good friend, Sean O’Brien,” he said. Not like this, chairman.”The Oklahoma Republican then went on to accuse Paul of “character assassination.”“Sir, I get it.

Source: Huffington Post March 18, 2026 18:01 UTC