WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) looks at his mobile phone during a confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump nominated Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) listens during Chairman Sen. Rand Paul's (R-KY) opening remarks at a confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump nominated Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: A video of a podcast appearance by U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) is displayed on a screen during a confirmation hearing for Mullin to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump nominated Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) looks to General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sean O'Brien (not pictured) as he testifies during a confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump nominated Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) testifies during a confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump nominated Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) listens during Chairman Sen. Rand Paul's (R-KY) opening remarks at a confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump nominated Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) listens during Chairman Sen. Rand Paul's (R-KY) opening remarks at a confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump nominated Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) testifies during a confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump nominated Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)