President Trump fired his embattled homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, on Thursday and announced plans to replace her with Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, after she was grilled by Republican lawmakers this week at congressional hearings on a variety of topics, including her knowledge of a lucrative advertising contract.
Mr. Trump announced the change on social media, along with a new, and previously nonexistent, role for Ms. Noem: special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, which he said would be a new security initiative for the Western Hemisphere.
Going from very poor to worse? And giving Cat Women a new litter box to play in?
ReplyDeleteThat heading goes beyond ridiculous. I do understand how the left feels about Mullin because he is not part of the highbrow class like the kennedy's. He is just a plumber or in democrat terms working class.
ReplyDeleteHe is combative and prepared so it will be interesting
When I researched him, I discovered that he's in the Oklahoma Hall of Fame for his championships in wrestling. You're the one who apparently sees that as "ridiculous."
DeleteSenator Mullin has been confrontational in the past:
During a Senate committee hearing in November 2023, he challenged Teamsters President Sean O'Brien to a fight, later telling Fox News he was not above biting and that his constituents would be upset if he didn't stand up for himself.
In early 2025, Mullin posted a video suggesting that journalists would not write "fake news" if violence were still used to settle disputes. After facing backlash, he later claimed the comments were intended as a "joke". Ha, ha, ha!
He has also made blunt remarks on policy, such as stating, "We don't pay people in this country to be lazy" regarding Medicaid. Most Medicaid recipients are veterans, the disabled, and children. As a US senator, he should have known that and not impugn Americans who depend on Medicaid to stay alive.
Just recently, Mullin drew heavy criticism for describing the "smell," "taste," and "feel" of war in his nostrils during a Fox News appearance regarding operations in Iran. Critics, including military veterans, pointed out that Mullin has never served in the military himself, making his graphic descriptions appear performative or disconnected from reality.
The public and political reaction to Senator Markwayne Mullin’s March 2, 2026, comments about the "smell of war" was overwhelmingly critical, with the backlash centered on his lack of military service and perceived "stolen valor"
Mullin comes off as pugnacious and not very well informed. Which has nothing to do with his being a plumber or a wrestler; it has to do with his character.
But, as well all know, today's Republican Party cares nothing for a person's character, moral or otherwise, in fact, the baser one's character is, the farther one will rise in the current Republican Party, q.v., Trump, Donald J.
Exactly the type of character the Fuhrer Trump finds attractive, because it mirrors his own. And thr Fuhrer is only interested in yes men and women.
DeleteOf course the MAGA faithful will give him accolades for being strong, decisive, etc, etc, etc.
It is not the Fuhrer remaking America in the image of an ignorant Tyrant. It is the republican party, Christian Nationalists. and the Heritage Foundation via Project 2025.
Those of us involved with hiring and firing know that we failed miserably if we had to fire someone. Trump is all about TV and Skud probably really liked the old "You're Fired" series. IMO, Trump couldn't run a hot dog stand.... and there are those that still don't understand that.
ReplyDeleteYes BB Idaho. Whe I was in a different life, when I was responsible for the people who reported to me, I always believed If I had to fire someone I had failed. Failed to give the the support or guidance that they needed. Unless of course it was the result of absenteeism.
DeleteI guess in your eyes if someone has an accomplishment that is how they should be defined. How much military experience does does biden, obama, trump have yet they all plunged the US into wars.
ReplyDelete"Most people on Medicaid are children and adults (collectively making up over 75% of enrollees)" which is a brilliant statement.
Children: Represent roughly 36%–41% of all Medicaid beneficiaries, making them one of the largest groups.
Adults (Non-Disabled): Approximately 42% of beneficiaries are adults.
How many congressworms come off as well informed. AOC, Crockett, Sanders and Shifty.
If you don't define someone in public office by their accomplishments, what DO you use to define them? I remember when Mr. Obama was running for the presidency reading and hearing Republicans defining him as a "community organizer." Many Republicans turned MAGA still use that to define Mr. Obama.
DeleteYou focused on the wrong reason Mullin's non-military experience was mentioned. It had NOTHING to do with the fact that he did not serve.
You missed the point entirely. Mullin was criticized for pretending to know what being in a war was like. He described it from something he read, not experienced, and THAT'S why people criticized him. He never experienced war, but talked as though he had.
Rep. AOC graduated cum laude from Boston University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Economics.
Rep. Crockett earned her B.A. in Business Administration from Rhodes College (2003) and a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center (2006).
Sen. Sanders graduated from the University of Chicago with a bachelor's degree in political science in 1964.
Sen. Schiff earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Stanford University in 1982 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 198.
Sen. Mullin attended Missouri Valley College on a wrestling scholarship, but did not graduate, and earned an Associate of Applied Science in Construction Technology from Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology in 2010.