Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ripped his colleague, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), calling him “a man with anger issues” who “has no regrets about brawling in a Senate committee.”
The shocking comments were made just minutes after the high-stakes hearing kicked off, with Paul also sharing his personal frustrations with Mullin for calling the GOP chairman “a freaking snake” who deserved to have suffered an assault that left six of Paul’s ribs broken.
“You were confronted by constituents that were angry because you voted against my amendment to stop all funding for refugee welfare programs,” Paul said.
“Instead of explaining your vote to continue these welfare programs for refugees, you decided to transfer the blame. You told the media that I was a freaking snake, and that you completely understood why I had been assaulted.”
The Homeland Security panel chair added that he “was shocked” that Mullin “would justify and celebrate this violent assault that caused me so much pain in my family.”
