U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) appeared on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” to respond to recent comments by Senator Kelly and discuss issues concerning the military, border security, and party approval ratings.
Addressing Senator Kelly’s remarks about service members, Mullin stated: “Well, Mark is out there trying to talk like a tough guy, and it’s not becoming of him… He’s trying to get attention for whatever reason. Maybe he’s trying to think there’s an opportunity for him to run for president, but he’s failing.” Mullin criticized Kelly further, saying: “I mean, what he said about our men and women in uniform, about not following direct orders, was completely reckless and ridiculous by sowing any type of doubt and dissent inside of our men and women while we’re at a time of unprecedented dangers from abroad and home.”
Mullin expressed disappointment with Kelly’s approach: “I hate that Mark Kelly’s going down this path. But, you know, this is what happens when you have people that are more interested in political gain than they are actually leading for the American people.”
Commenting on the Democratic Party’s approval rating, Mullin said: “It sounds like to me, he’s pandering to this far left base, which is why the Democrats have a low approval rating, which is the lowest they’ve had since they’ve actually measured the Democrat party’s approval rating.”
Discussing border security concerns under President Biden’s administration compared with previous efforts under President Trump and Secretary Hegseth, Mullin remarked: “Who could argue about us being proactive against these drug-terrorist organizations that are flooding our streets with drugs … And so we should be applauding President Trump and Secretary Hegseth for being proactive when the previous administration turned a blind eye to it and opened our borders.”
Mullin also highlighted actions taken by federal agencies during the Trump Administration: “… This was a proactive strike that was well within the authority of the President and within international waters to be able to go after these terrorist organizations… You think about what’s happening with the drug war that’s taking place, right, you have DHS that’s taking out the city’s drug runners and taking out the lanes of distribution, and you have the President and the Secretary of War who’s taken out the distribution of delivering the drugs onto our shores, and it’s being effective.”
