Ice Barbie told the Congress that Trump had approved her spending hundreds of millions on ads promoting herself and he got mad so he’s replaced her with the stupidest man in the U.S. Senate, Markwayne Mullin. It gets more and more surreal every single day.
Here’s another little taste of the new DHS Secretary:
It’s like the plot of a (bad) thriller movie.
A congressman embarks on a secret mission to rescue five American citizens, demanding a huge sum of cash from an ambassador – immediately! – to make it all work.
Truth, as people who follow politics closely, is always stranger than fiction.
Which brings us to the curious case of Oklahoma Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin and his suspended attempt to enter Afghanistan with a big sack of money that he hoped would be arranged for him by the US ambassador to Tajikistan.
As The Washington Post, which broke the story, noted:
“Mullin told the embassy that he planned to fly from Tblisi, Georgia, into Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, in the next few hours and needed the top diplomat’s help, according to the two U.S. officials familiar with the incident, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to disclose private conversations about a sensitive matter.
“The answer was no. Embassy officials told Mullin they could not assist him in skirting Tajikistan’s laws on cash limits on his way to visiting one of the most dangerous places on earth.
“Mullin was outraged by the response, the officials said — threatening U.S. ambassador John Mark Pommersheim and embassy staff and demanding to know the name of staff members he was speaking with.”
Even more remarkable? That this wasn’t, according to the Post, the first time that Mullin had attempted to pull this stunt. “Last week, Mullin traveled to Greece and asked the Department of Defense for permission to visit Kabul,” the Post wrote. “The Pentagon denied Mullin’s request, an administration official said.”
And this detail! “As of late Tuesday, U.S. officials said they were unsure of Mullin’s location. Mullin’s office did not respond to multiple requests for comment before this story published.”
More highlights:
PAMELA BROWN (ANCHOR): Look, early voting is kicking off. The race is super tight, as you know. Some of Trump’s confidantes are starting to scare GOP veterans, based on our reporting just coming in. I have to ask you, should right-wing firebrands like Laura Loomer, who once said 9/11 was an inside job, be in Trump’s ear?
SEN. MARKWAYNE MULLIN (R-OK): Yeah, President Trump is real good about surrounding himself around people that gives him the positive advice and information that is useful to him winning the election. To say who should be around his ear or who shouldn’t — this is a guy that’s been very successful in business. He’s built a wonderful brand, very successful business along the way. He’s not been in politics, but he knows how to put the right people in place to get the job done.
That was during the last campaign. After Trump had already been president for 4 years.
Markwayne Mullin has never been in the armed service.
Well, He has one thing in common with Kristi Noem:
God help us.