Pressed At DHS Hearing, Markwayne Mullin Walks Back ‘Deranged’ Comment About Alex Pretti

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said he regretted calling Alex Pretti a “deranged individual” after he was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis in January. Mullin made the statement during a Wednesday Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on his nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security. If confirmed, the Oklahoma Republican would ...