Dem Sen Peter Welch praises Trump’s Markwayne Mullin DHS pick
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Vermont Democratic Sen. Peter Welch, R-Okla., on Friday. Markwayne praised Mullin and argued that she would be confirmed as the new DHS secretary because she is a “respected” lawmaker.
President Donald Trump recently nominated Mullin to the top job at the Department of Homeland Security in a high-profile personnel shakeup.
CNN host Kasie Hunt asked Welch if she would consider supporting Mullin’s appointment to the post.
“Yes, it will be approved. The question is whether there will be bipartisan support for it,” Welch replied. “Markwayne Mullin is competent and honest, which are two good things that Kristi Noem doesn’t have.
Vermont Democratic Sen. Peter Welch praised Sen. Markwayne Mullin as a man of good character who is respected by his peers. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
“This will give us the opportunity to have a real discussion about what’s going on at the Department of Homeland Security. No. 1, what we saw in the attack in Minneapolis can never happen again. We actually had Kristi Noem calling the two people killed as domestic terrorists. Will we continue to raid churches, farms, construction sites? Will we be threatened with election interference?”
“We’ll have the opportunity to talk to Senator Mullin and get to the bottom of some of these questions that I think are troubling a lot of Republicans as well as Democrats.”
“So do you think this is likely to be bipartisan?” Hunt asked. “So, I think Sen. Fetterman of Pennsylvania is a Democrat and has already stated that. Beyond that, do you get the sense that there might be a willingness in your caucus to go beyond that?”
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You. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., appears to be the next head of DHS. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
“Markwayne is respected. He’s honest and competent,” Welch responded, noting his concerns about the future and objections to recent DHS policies such as masked agents and workplace raids.
“So I think it will be less about Markwayne’s personal qualities and more about politics and what he has to offer as we look forward, because people respect Markwayne.”
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U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), appointed by U.S. President Donald Trump to replace U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, salutes a U.S. Capitol Police officer as he leaves the U.S. Capitol following a vote on DHS funding in the U.S. Senate on March 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)
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