Rand Paul presses Mullin on past assault remarks

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who leads the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, spoke about political violence in his opening remarks, including an attack Paul himself faced where he had six of his ribs broken by a neighbour in 2017.

Paul questioned if someone who applauds political violence is the right person to lead the Department of Homeland Security, while offering President Donald Trump's pick to become the new leader of the Department of Homeland Security, Senator MarkWayne Mullin, the chance to apologise for reportedly previously saying he understood why a neighbour attacked Paul, a Republican.