In his early days in Congress, Markwayne Mullin tried pairing his suit jacket and tie with a pair of jeans on the House floor. “Markwayne, although well-liked, will face a higher bar because of the job and the president, not because of Markwayne.”House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio performs a mock swearing in for Rep. Markwayne Mullin, on January 3, 2013. You can take or leave Markwayne Mullin as he is.”Sen. Markwayne Mullin arrives to the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the US Capitol on January 28, 2026. But despite change at the top, the policies at the core of Trump’s immigration agenda shepherded by Miller are expected to remain the same. Mullin, after all, has long been a staunch supporter of Trump’s immigration crackdown, an issue expected to become central to Democrats’ calculation on whether to back his nomination.

Source: CNN March 17, 2026 18:33 UTC