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# DHS Secretary Pick Sen. Markwayne Mullin Says He Regrets Calling Alex Pretti a "Deranged Individual"

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_Published 2026-03-18. President Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, testified before fellow senators on Wednesday, trying to prove that he would be a level-headed leader for the department roiled by controversy under Kristi Noem. Mullin, an Oklahoma senator and former mixed martial arts fighter, is a staunch ally of Trump, and campaigned across several battleground states in 2024 as a surrogate._


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## Transcript

After DHS officers shot and killed two American citizens. This past January, you joined top administrative officials in publicly blaming and disparaging the victims. Following the killing of Renee, good Secretary Noam called her a domestic terrorist. You, sir, you called Alex Pierre.d, quote, a deranged individual that came in to cause max damage. Could we expect those kinds of quick responses? Uh, if you are confirmed as secretary, would you be basically. Will you? You did. You responded as secretary. Noam, are we going to just expect that same behavior all over again? No, Senator, I have a deep amount of respect for you.

We've had our differences, but I do respect you. Um, I think I said this privately when we had a conversation. Um, those words probably should have been retracted. I shouldn't have said that. And the secretary wouldn't. The investigation is ongoing. And, um, there is like I said, there's sometimes going to make a mistake and I own it. That one. I went out there too fast. I was responding immediately without the facts. That's my fault. That won't happen as secretary. So you regret that statement? I already said that. Yes, sir. Would you want to apologize to the family of Alex pretty. Well, sir, I just said I regret those statements.

Is that the same as an apology? I haven't seen the investigation. Well, let the investigation go through. And if I'm proven wrong, then I will. Absolutely.

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