Name: Mullin touts steady hand for DHS amid Senate doubts over temperament
Uploaded: 2026-03-18T21:40:32
Duration: 3 min
Description: Markwayne Mullin, the White House pick for homeland security secretary, made a case to fellow senators Wednesday that he would be a steady hand for a department roiled by controversy under Kristi Noem, but signaled he would follow President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration priorities and pushed back on concerns over his temperament for the Cabinet post.

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Mullin touts steady hand for DHS amid Senate doubts over temperament

Published: March 18, 2026 at 5:40 PM

Tags: Markwayne Mullin , Donald Trump , Politics

Markwayne Mullin, the White House pick for homeland security secretary, made a case to fellow senators Wednesday that he would be a steady hand for a department roiled by controversy under Kristi Noem, but signaled he would follow President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration priorities and pushed back on concerns over his temperament for the Cabinet post.