"Well, as I described it earlier, Martha, these two have some personal history, which they are going to have to figure out how to work through but the issue here is the job. It's an important job, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. That position is vacant right now needs to be filled. Markwayne Mullin has a lot of support."
"I think his anger issues that he has as an individual, and his celebration of the violence that happened to me, but also his justification of the violence when he's, you know, engaged in-, he was ready to have a fistfight in a c"
Senate Majority Leader John Thune dismissed concerns raised by Senator Rand Paul regarding DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin during a confirmation hearing. Paul highlighted Mullin's past comments making light of an assault against him and cited additional examples suggesting Mullin has anger management issues. Thune attributed the conflict to personal history between the two senators and emphasized that the focus should remain on filling the important DHS position. Thune expressed confidence in Mullin's qualifications and indicated the Senate could vote on confirmation as early as next week following a committee vote. Paul separately stated his concerns about Mullin's anger issues and celebration of violence directed at him.
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