Name: Rand Paul confronts Mullin over calling him a 'freaking snake'
Uploaded: 2026-03-18T16:30:28.000Z
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Recently, Senator Mullen, if you have time to listen, you were confronted by constituents that were angry because you voted against my amendment to stop all funding for refugee welfare programs.

Instead of explaining your vote to continue these welfare programs for refugees, you decided to transfer the blame.

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You told the media that I was a freaking snake and that you completely understood why I had been assaulted.

I was shocked that you would justify and celebrate this violent assault that caused me so much pain and my family so much pain.

I just wonder if someone who applauds violence against their political opponents is the right person to lead an agency that has struggled to accept limits to the proper use of force.

You have never had the courage to look me in the eye and tell me that the assault was justified.

Today I'll give you that chance to clear the record.

If that's what you believe, tell it to me today.

Tell the world why you believe I deserve to be assaulted from behind, have six ribs broken and a damaged lung.

Tell me to my face why you think I deserved it.

And while you're at it, explain to the American public why they should trust a man with anger issues to set the proper example for ICE and Border Patrol agents.

I think before I can start my opening statement, I have to address the remarks the chairman made calling me a liar.

Everybody in this room knows that I'm very blunt and direct to the point.

And if I have something to say, I'll say it directly to your face.

If you recall, back in your back in my house days, we actually did have this conversation, because remarks that I made.

I said I could understand because of the behavior you were having, that I can understand why your neighbor, by the neighbor, did what he did.

As far as my terms as a snake in the grass, sir, I work around this room to try to fix problems.

I've worked with many people in this room.

Seems like you fight Republicans more than you work with us.

I did explain your gimmicks by the amendment you put forth.

And as far as me saying that I invoke violence, I don't.

I don't think anybody should be hit by surprise.

But if I do have something to say, everybody in this room knows, I'll come straight to you.

I'll say it publicly and I'll say it privately, but I'll never say it behind your back.

So for you to say I'M a liar, sir, that's not accurate.

And I got proof to say that because you have spent millions of dollars in my campaigns against me because we just don't get along.

However, sir, that doesn't keep me at all from doing my job.

I can have difference opinions with everybody in this room, but

as Secretary of Homeland, I'll be protecting everybody, including Kentucky, as much as I will my own backyard in Oklahoma.

The record should show, and I think will show, a lack of contrition.

No apology and no regrets for your support.

You completely understand the violence that was perpetrated on me.

The only thing you quibble about is whether I met you somehow when you were in the house.

I don't think we ever met when you were in the house.

And this idea that the only thing you're upset about is not that you are for violence, what you're upset about is that I called you a liar because you said it to my face.

It's really more about this machismo that you have when in Oklahoma the media ask you about the refugee welfare programs, the programs you voted to continue funding.

It was this whole idea that you were going to transfer because you were uncomfortable.

Your anger, low impulse control, you know, causes you to then go after and, and

decide that you're going to go after me as well.

And so you say you completely understood, understood that I was assaulted from behind, had six ribs broken and part of my lung removed.

That's something that you, I guess, approve of as far as resolution of political problems.

When I talked to you on the private, on privately on the phone, there was no apology.

You just said, well, we can let our political difference go by.

And you say, you said a few minutes ago, we can just set it aside.

But when you say that you agree with a felon, a Trump hating felon who attacked me, somehow you think I'm just going to set that aside.

You know, I lay in pain for two months, had six ribs broken, three of them separated, grinding upon bone on bone for months, had part of my lung removed, had.

And you think that's great and to be extolled, I mean, the sheer lack of any kind of self awareness that you're going to be leading thousands of men and women who will have the use of force and there's been great questions in our country about how that will be used.

And you think a violent attack is just fine.

So I Guess my first question is, do you think that justifying that kind of violence sets a good example for the men and women of ICE and Border Patrol?

Chairman, first of all, I didn't know the extent of your damage when the phone call was made.

I made it to you and I tried to talk to you.

In fact, you said, get your paperwork in.

You offered no apology, sir, and you offer no apology today.

And I'm not apologizing for pointing out your character.

And you want the American public and the people up here to vote that may or may not vote for you to know that you supported the felonious, violent attack on me from behind?

By calling, that means you really didn't approve of it.

What do you think most people would interpret completely understand to be support for or a condemnation of the viol.

It's not going to keep me from doing my job as Secretary of Homeland Security.

I'm going to secure Kentucky and take care of Kentucky as.

If this were a one off, it would be one thing if you just disliked me so much that you approved of violence against me.

Well, maybe they hate each other, but really, there's a pattern of this.

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