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groundloop

(13,818 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2026, 09:42 PM Monday

Senate confirms Sen. Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary

Source: ABC News

The Senate on Monday confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security by a vote of 54-45.

Two Democrats -- Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico -- joined Republicans voting to confirm Mullin. Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted against the confirmation as he earlier said he would.

The vote came amid backlash over the immigration crackdown and deportations under DHS as well as the ongoing partial shutdown of the department.

Mullin, a first-term Republican senator and ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, will take over DHS with little homeland security experience. During his confirmation hearing last week, Mullin said that he will work hard to earn the respect of people at the department.

Read more: https://abcnews.com/Politics/senate-set-vote-confirming-sen-markwayne-mullin-dhs/story?id=131327334

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Senate confirms Sen. Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary (Original Post) groundloop Monday OP

The reign of Markwayne is mainly by the insane Blue Owl Monday #1

It's gonna be worse................... Lovie777 Monday #2

sick DURHAM D Monday #3

Hot head tough guy. Frasier Balzov Monday #4

coward Skittles Monday #10

Kwayne will be the most vociferous Cabinet meeting asskisser Prairie Gates Monday #5

Miller runs the show JBTaurus83 Monday #6

Which is something that a lot of people seem to be. missing here. OldBaldy1701E 23 hrs ago #13

Probably need silver bullets and a stake. travelingthrulife 18 hrs ago #14

Yes. OldBaldy1701E 10 hrs ago #19

God help us... displacedvermoter Monday #7

Cory Lendowski was upset however Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday #8

I am so sick of the Republicon-Democrats! denvine Monday #9

Fetterman said he was his friend. What better reasoning can you have as a Senator? travelingthrulife 18 hrs ago #15

We are able to do better than Heinrich and Frauderman rpannier Yesterday #11

Two peas in their own private pod DFW 17 hrs ago #17

Joe The Plumber Mr.Bee Yesterday #12

They would've confirmed Ted Bundy, if he'd been the candidate. raccoon 18 hrs ago #16

Mark Wayne Mullet is going to unclog the toilets of America. LudwigPastorius 14 hrs ago #18

Blue Owl

(59,014 posts)

1. The reign of Markwayne is mainly by the insane

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Mon Mar 23, 2026, 09:43 PM

Monday

Lovie777

(22,898 posts)

2. It's gonna be worse...................

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 09:46 PM

Monday

DURHAM D

(33,053 posts)

3. sick

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Mon Mar 23, 2026, 09:46 PM

Monday

Frasier Balzov

(5,052 posts)

4. Hot head tough guy.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 09:51 PM

Monday

Skittles

(171,593 posts)

10. coward

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:55 PM

Monday

I guarantee it.

Prairie Gates

(8,108 posts)

5. Kwayne will be the most vociferous Cabinet meeting asskisser

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:00 PM

Monday

Dear Sir, nobody has ever done more for the safety of the children!

JBTaurus83

(1,343 posts)

6. Miller runs the show

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:01 PM

Monday

It really doesn’t matter who holds this title.

OldBaldy1701E

(11,077 posts)

13. Which is something that a lot of people seem to be. missing here.

Reply to JBTaurus83 (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 06:15 AM

23 hrs ago

That ghoul is the one calling the shots. To be honest, he is the president as far as I am concerned, as he is the mastermind behind all of the racist, classist crap that has been going on.

Screw the doddering old pumpkin, that soulless zombie is the one we need to be getting rid of.

travelingthrulife

(5,143 posts)

14. Probably need silver bullets and a stake.

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 10:48 AM

18 hrs ago

OldBaldy1701E

(11,077 posts)

19. Yes.

Reply to travelingthrulife (Reply #14)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 06:54 PM

10 hrs ago

But, the issue is not what is needed to do the job.

The issue is that we seem to need someone to do the job.

Because it seems that none of us can figure out how to do it.

displacedvermoter

(4,391 posts)

7. God help us...

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:05 PM

Monday

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,455 posts)

8. Cory Lendowski was upset however

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:09 PM

Monday

No more boom boom time on the DHS jet.

denvine

(856 posts)

9. I am so sick of the Republicon-Democrats!

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:18 PM

Monday

There is no good reason for any Democrat to vote for Markwayne Mullin or any Trump nominee! They do not represent or stand for any Democratic principles. What game are they playing. They have got to go! I know it wouldn't have made any difference once Fetterman betrayed us but it sure would be nice to believe and have faith that our party will hold the line.

travelingthrulife

(5,143 posts)

15. Fetterman said he was his friend. What better reasoning can you have as a Senator?

Reply to denvine (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 10:49 AM

18 hrs ago

rpannier

(24,915 posts)

11. We are able to do better than Heinrich and Frauderman

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 01:12 AM

Yesterday

DFW

(60,147 posts)

17. Two peas in their own private pod

Reply to rpannier (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 12:00 PM

17 hrs ago

One was an early, unapologetic tormentor of Al Franken in 2017, and the other has been generously described as "inconsistent at best."

I agree, we can certainly do better.