New Trump pick's fiery insult at fellow Republican could blow up his DHS confirmation

Sen. Markwayne Mullin's (R-OK) mouth may have created an issue for him.

President Donald Trump's MAGA pick to replace ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces a potential confirmation nightmare after calling Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) "a freaking snake" and seemingly endorsing violence against him, noted Slate's senior politics writer Jim Newell on Thursday.

Mullin recently unloaded on Paul at an in-state event, saying, "I respect Bernie Sanders because he’s an open socialist...