Rep. Al Green Tells Homeland Security Sec. Mullin to ‘Shut Up’ at Hearing
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Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, called Homeland Security Sec. Markwayne Mullin a “racist” during a House committee meeting Wednesday focused on department funding, according to a single-source report. Following the initial outburst, Green told Mullin to “shut up.” Mullin cocked his head in apparent surprise as Green repeated the phrase. Mullin asked, “Did you just tell me to shut up,” and Green shouted back, “It’s my time.” The chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, called for the encounter to be suspended after Green’s escalation. Green denied making the comment before again asking Garbarino to “tell him to shut up.” The report notes Green has a history of aggressive outbursts, including being ejected from President Donald Trump’s primetime address to a joint session of Congress in February, and was recently defeated in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 18th Congressional District by Rep. Christian Menefee.
What’s reported
Rep. Al Green called Homeland Security Sec. Markwayne Mullin a “racist” during a House committee meeting on department funding.
Green then told Mullin to “shut up” and repeated the phrase.
Mullin asked Green, “Did you just tell me to shut up,” and Green responded, “It’s my time.”
Chairman Rep. Andrew Garbarino called for the encounter to be suspended.
Green denied making the comment and again asked Garbarino to “tell him to shut up.”
Green was ejected from President Donald Trump’s primetime address to Congress in February.
Green was recently defeated in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 18th Congressional District by Rep. Christian Menefee.
Key figures
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas
Homeland Security Sec. Markwayne Mullin
Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security
Rep. Christian Menefee
Sources: foxnews.com
