Comment Of The Week: “Isn’t That All of Trump Appointees’ Job Descriptions?”

On Thursday, Trump’s newest cabinet member, Markwayne Mullin, the new Secretary of Homeland Security, appeared before the House Appropriations Committee to defend his leadership at DHS after replacing Kristi Noem in March, and to no one’s surprise, proved himself to be learnèd in the Trump School of Deny-Deflect-and-Distract.

In one heated exchange, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) questioned Mullin about the children being separated from their families, during which he repeatedly interrupted her because he didn’t want her to “get soundbites” (not how government hearings work, but OK). And in the process of acting like a toddler, he became the sound bite himself. Dammit, Markwayne.

DeLAURO: Do not interrupt!

MARKWAYNE MULLIN: Don’t you point your finger at me

DeLAURO: I will point my finger at you! Mr chairman, could you put him in his place?

MULLIN: You should be put in your place

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) June 25, 2026 at 11:45 AM

Mullin’s belligerent behavior during the hearing stirred our readers, who raised several valid points in the comments, like: Are men too emotional to be involved in politics? Why would anyone take shit from a guy named Markwayne? And this week’s winning Comment of the Week…In response to Mullin “clashing with lawmakers, getting defensive, and embarrassing himself” during the hearing, @John W wrote:

Isn’t that in all of Trump appointees’ job descriptions?

Belligerent? Shit at your job? Generally unfit for public office? If you answered yes, you meet the qualifications for Trump’s Cabinet. Congrats, you’re hired.

I suppose that by these metrics, Markwayne is doing an excellent job. (even if he still has the dumbest name ever…God, I hate his name.)

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