A dramatic moment in the Senate confirmation hearing for Senator Markwayne Mullin’s appointment to head the Department of Homeland Security:
This is a significant update to several ongoing stories, including Paul Jacob’s coverage of Rand Paul and the illegal immigration problem.
The senator from Kentucky charges the nominee with a “sheer lack of self-awareness” when it comes to his own behavior and lack of emotional control . . . while expressing the confidence to lead a department charged with the use force within the borders.
Was the wildest part was when Mullin was challenged for implying he approved the caning of Sen Charles Sumner on the Senate floor on May 22, 1856?
Arguably, this is the clip of the week.
