'Tell me to my face': Top moments in Mullin's heated confirmation hearing to be Trump's next DHS chief
Frustrations, friendship and questions of temperament dominated the confirmation hearing for Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as the Senate sprints to confirm him to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The hearing, led by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair Rand Paul, R-Ky., started with a tense exchange between him and Mullin and ended with questions about whether the committee would even hold a confirmation vote.
President Donald Trump tapped Mullin to replace outgoing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.