Al Green Calls DHS Chief Markwayne Mullin 'Racist' at Funding Hearing, Prompting Suspension
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 3
Al Green Calls DHS Chief Markwayne Mullin 'Racist' at Funding Hearing, Prompting Suspension
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 3
Summary
A House Homeland Security funding hearing was suspended Wednesday after Rep. Al Green called DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin a "racist" and repeatedly told him to "shut up."
Video from the exchange showed Mullin asking, "Did you just tell me to shut up," while Green insisted, "It's my time" and later denied making the racist remark.
Chairman Andrew Garbarino halted the encounter after Green again urged him to "tell him to shut up," ending the session amid the escalating clash.
Green, a Texas Democrat, had already been ejected from President Donald Trump's February address for a second straight year and recently lost the Democratic runoff in Texas' 18th District.