President Donald Trump recently tapped Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, to replace Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Advertisement“You told the media that I was a freakin’ snake and that you completely understood why I had been assaulted,” Paul told Mullin. “Tell me to my face why you think I deserved it,” Paul fumed. “Seems like you fight Republicans more than you work with us,” Mullin told Paul, later adding, “You have spent millions of dollars in my campaigns against me. AP/GETTYThe hearing tumbled forward for a little bit, until Paul went after Mullin again for never apologizing for saying he deserved being physically attacked.

Source: Huffington Post March 18, 2026 18:07 UTC