{"id":327219,"date":"2026-03-18T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rand-paul-confronts-mullin-over-calling-him-a-freaking-snake\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:00:11","slug":"rand-paul-confronts-mullin-over-calling-him-a-freaking-snake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rand-paul-confronts-mullin-over-calling-him-a-freaking-snake\/","title":{"rendered":"Rand Paul confronts Mullin over calling him a &#8216;freaking snake&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6GtXQMLu17U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rand Paul confronts Mullin over calling him a 'freaking snake'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6GtXQMLu17U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Rand Paul kicked off Sen. Markwayne Mullin\u2019s confirmation hearing by criticizing Mullin for his previous public comments and accusing the Oklahoma senator of having \u201canger issues.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Paul recalled Mullin calling him a \u201cfreaking snake\u201d and saying that he \u201cunderstands completely\u201d why Paul\u2019s neighbor attacked him in 2017. <\/p>\n<p>0:00 Sen. Rand Paul calls out Sen. Markwayne Mullin in his opening statement<br \/>\n1:18 Sen. Mullin responds before starting his prepared remarks<br \/>\n5:00 Paul asks Mullin about what example he is sending to DHS employees with his past conduct<br \/>\n7:53 Paul confronts Mullin about his past remarks about physical fighting<br \/>\n11:12 CNN correspondent reports on the testy exchanges between Paul and Mullin <\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#RandPaul #MarkwayneMullin #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Rand Paul kicked off Sen. 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