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The chairman opened the hearing with a provocative dare: Say it to my face.
Sen. Rand Paul, the Republican from Kentucky, has made clear he has little regard for President Donald Trumps nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, fellow Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin. He says hell vote against him.
Their differences go way back.
Mullin has called him a freaking snake, siding with Pauls neighbor who left the senator with multiple broken ribs after a surprise attack, the neighbor having tackled the senator years ago as he was doing yardwork outside his home.
Paul calls Mullin a liar with anger management problems who lacks the temperament to lead the troubled Homeland Security Department that is at the forefront of Trumps mass deportation agenda.
Tell it to the world why you believe I deserved to be assaulted, Paul said on Wednesday as he gaveled the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to order.
https://apnews.com/article/rand-paul-markwayne-mullin-dhs-confirmation-hearing-6c05a260b9f2fa4d730749213b3f4663
Actually, the "freaking snake" turned out to be Fetterman, as usual
hlthe2b
(113,759 posts)(Dr. Anthony Fauci--former NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director) during COVID-19, constantly showing his ass and how little understanding of immunology and virology/vaccinology, despite his "self-created" Ophthalmology Academy (when he could not get board-certified by the American Academy of Ophthalmology).
Heaven knows I can't stand "MarkWayne" (
) but damn if Rand Paul is going to get me rooting for him, either. Both should be taken out back and given their dueling pistols as much as I care.
Jilly_in_VA
(14,329 posts)but Markwayne was way out of line bringing that up in the hearing.