00:05who is mark wayne mullen trump's new pick for homeland security secretary dear viewers please
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00:17updates like made u.s president donald trump has announced oklahoma's mark wayne mullen will be
00:28the new homeland security secretary replacing the agency's embattled head christy noem the first term
00:34senator a former mixed martial arts fighter has been a supporter of trump and his policies since
00:40coming to washington the senate would need to confirm mullen to the post known for his fiery
00:45personality mullen will be the second homeland security chief in trump's second administration
00:50the senator has been complimentary of the department of homeland securities dhs efforts to detain
00:57undocumented immigrants a fixture of the trump administration's policy and a focus for noem
01:02before she was ousted yes i'm a republican yes i'm conservative mullen said on the steps of the
01:08capital after being surrounded by reporters asking about news of his appointment noting he would work
01:13to enforce the policies passed by congress even for people who do not agree with him once i make that
01:19transition my focus is to keep the homeland secure that's going to be my focus and we're super excited
01:25about this opportunity mullen is among the republicans who have been critical of the ongoing partial u.s
01:31government shutdown which has allowed funding to lapse from the dhs what is actually happening right now
01:37with the democrat party by this political theater by shutting down dhs for something that you even
01:42admitted yourself can't be done mullen told cnn last month they're not stopping immigration and customs
01:48enforcement ic from doing their job should he be confirmed mullen will head an agency that has
01:55faced increased criticism in recent months particularly in the wake of two u.s citizens
02:00being killed by federal immigration officials in minnesota he has previously supported homeland
02:06security policy and the administration's immigration crackdown obstructing federal law enforcement
02:11is a felony most americans follow ic instructions without thinking twice mullen posted on social
02:18media following the death of alex preddy who was shot dead by immigration agents in minneapolis
02:24he added that these patriots are doing a difficult job and facing death threats one of mullen's most
02:31talked about moments in the senate came early into his tenure when he challenged a union leader to a
02:36fight in the middle of a hearing the incident occurred while the senate committee on health
02:40education labor and pensions was hearing testimony from sean o'brien president of the international
02:45brotherhood of teamsters one of the country's biggest unions in november 2023
02:51when questioning o'brien milan brought up a social media post in which o'brien called the senator a
02:57greedy ceo who threatened likes his self-made and said he should quit the tough
03:07tough guy act in this senate hearings you want to run we can be two concentrating adults we can finish
03:19it here milan said before he stood up and motioned to take his wedding ring off well he was then
03:26scolded by another member to the committee who told milan to sit down
03:33the pair had previously spared on social media as well milan told the union leader to shut your mouth
03:41during a tense hearing exchange in early 2023
03:46months later o'brien posted a photo of milan on social media and wrote you know where to find me
03:54milan replied mm a fight for charity of our choice september 30 in tizzlesa oklahoma i will have you
04:05three days to accept the social media posts and commentary commentary offer a glimpse of milan's
04:12fairy personality something often on display in front of the cameras milan was shown in as a
04:20ill senator in 1963. over the past two decades milan's father whose six children worked alongside his wife
04:29to grow his family powering business according to his website
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