During his days as both a congressman and senator, we always had fun covering the stupid and embarrassing things Markwayne Mullin would say and do during various Capitol Hill hearings and meetings.
You know, like denying reality, bickering with Bernie Sanders, and challenging union bosses to fistfights:
The one drawback to those skirmishes was that Markwayne – as a sitting congressman or senator – always had the procedural high ground. He could interrupt witnesses, hide behind the clock, and then puff out his little lunchbox chest like he’d just won a fight.
But now that he’s a Cabinet secretary stuck in the witness chair, things are a bit different.
Instead of doing the hushing, interrupting and finger-wagging, Markwayne is the one getting hushed, interrupted and told to follow the rules – something he apparently handles with the help of a stress ball.
‘I’m Factually Correct!’ Markwayne Mullin Squeezes Stress Ball In Tense House Committee Hearing
President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin brought along some support for his tense hearing with the House Appropriations Committee: a stress ball.
Mullin repeatedly grabbed hold of and squeezed the ball as he testified about DHS oversight on Thursday. It was particularly noticeable as he clashed with Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT).
At one point, DeLauro snapped, “Don’t interrupt me!” as she pointed her finger at the secretary.
“Don’t you point your finger at me,” he clapped back, pointing his finger at her as he simultaneously clutched the stress ball. “Don’t be a hypocrite.”
Yep, that’s right – Markwayne Mullin is now calling other people hypocrites! That's nice. In the next meeting, maybe he'll accuse someone else of being a tiny little man with anger-management issues who can’t make it through a congressional hearing without squeezing a children’s therapy toy?
Anyway, you can watch the whole spat below.
Honestly, by Capitol Hill standards, it’s kind of ho-hum, but it’s still cool to see Marcuswayne struggling with the same rules, time limits and basic adult decorum he used to weaponize against other people...
I don’t know about you, but the purple-haired congresswoman came across as a bit of a badass! You can tell she’s dealt with plenty of blowhards, buffoons and emotionally fragile men in her day, and she didn’t seem the least bit intimidated by our stress-ball-squeezing plumber.
Good for her.
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