{"id":2576618,"date":"2026-03-05T17:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/markwayne-mullins-greatest-arguments-and-clashes-in-congress\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T17:55:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:55:39","slug":"markwayne-mullins-greatest-arguments-and-clashes-in-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/markwayne-mullins-greatest-arguments-and-clashes-in-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Markwayne Mullin&#8217;s greatest arguments and clashes in Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarkwayne-mullins-greatest-arguments-and-clashes-in-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576618&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This piece provides a roundup of Markwayne Mullin\u2019s most notable clashes and confrontations in Congress and public life, highlighting a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spac-market-implosion-sticks-investors-with-deeply-discounted-buyouts\/\" title=\"SPAC Market Implosion Sticks Investors With Deeply Discounted Buyouts\">high-profile exchanges<\/a> and standoffs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It centers on Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, and his contentious moments, including his nomination by Donald Trump to be the next Homeland Security secretary and his background as a former professional wrestler and MMA fighter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Notable clashes include: Mullin\u2019s friction wiht Bernie Sanders during December 2025 and February 2026 Senate hearings (including comments about the Give Kids A Chance Act and a Grinch comparison), and a tense exchange with CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins in 2025 over Iran strikes and polling numbers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article also covers mullin\u2019s public altercations with labor leader Sean O\u2019Brien,the Teamsters president,beginning in November 2023 with an offer to fight,followed by a reported reconciliation in February 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Other episodes described are Mullin\u2019s Afghanistan rescue effort in August 2021 (attempting a helicopter mission to aid a family, allegedly threatening <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-issues-tepid-cuba-response-white-house-will-review-increase-in-embassy-staff-form-working-group-on-remittances\/\" title=\"... Issues Tepid Cuba Response: White House Will Review Increase In Embassy Staff, Form Working Group On Remittances\">embassy staff<\/a> after being denied), and his 2018 verbal flare-up with attorney Michael Avenatti.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Additional context includes Mullin\u2019s involvement in discussions around U.S. foreign policy and healthcare, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parler-pushes-back-after-apple-blocks-social-media-site-from-app-store\/\" title=\"Parler Pushes Back After Apple Blocks Social Media Site From App Store\">related stories<\/a> and videos embedded in the piece, and mentions of Kristi Noem\u2019s DHS-related role and Mullin\u2019s publicized disputes with various figures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Roundup of Markwayne Mullin&rsquo;s greatest arguments and clashes in Congress<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2524224\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/markwayne-mullin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21441\">Markwayne Mullin<\/a>&nbsp;(R-OK) is familiar with public conflicts in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\">Congress<\/a>, as he faces another one over his confirmation as the next <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homeland-security\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"19\">Homeland Security secretary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4480523\/israel-is-not-making-trump-bomb-iran\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> tapped Mullin, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nwhof.org\/hall_of_fame\/bio\/3869\">a former professional wrestler<\/a> who trained as an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2628996\/rep-markwayne-mullin-hopes-to-fight-his-way-into-the-senate\/\">MMA fighter<\/a>, to become the next DHS secretary on Thursday, replacing Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3710\">Kristi Noem<\/a> on March 31. Mullin, taking on the position of DHS secretary, has roughly three years of service in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> and 10 years in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"93\">House of Representatives<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4481859\/kristi-noem-ouster-changes-nothing-dems-blocking-dhs-funds\/\">Kristi Noem&#8217;s ouster &#8216;changes nothing&#8217; for Democrats blocking DHS funding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4482368\/house-war-powers-resolution-fails-iran-strikes-trump\/\">Centrist House Democrats bail Trump out on push to rein in war powers over Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4482337\/republicans-celebrate-markwayne-mullin-dhs-nomination\/\">Republican lawmakers celebrate &#8216;fighter&#8217; Markwayne Mullin&#8217;s DHS nomination<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Here are some of his most historic clashes.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sanders-showdowns-december-2025-and-february-2026\">Sanders showdowns, December 2025 and February 2026<\/h2>\n<p>Mullin also came to blows with Sanders last month <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4471909\/takeaways-hearing-surgeon-general-nominee-casey-means\/\">during a Senate hearing <\/a>with Dr. Casey Means, Trump&rsquo;s nominee for surgeon general.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke about the need for affordable healthcare before saying, &ldquo;I ranted too long,&rdquo; to which Sanders interjected, &ldquo;Yes, you did!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry, I didn&rsquo;t ask your opinion on that, and if I cared about your opinion, I would ask you, but I don&rsquo;t care about your opinion,&rdquo; Mullin said. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re part of the system. You&rsquo;re part of the problem. You&rsquo;ve been sitting here longer than I&rsquo;ve even been alive! This is your problem. You should have fixed this a long time ago. You&rsquo;ve been railing on it so long. What have you been doing?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/riK7KEpxm0w?si=qCQoZn1Roa86zdHK\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qG7xSsYNGAo?si=u-C1mEEO84cUmeen\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mullin took a shot at Sanders while delivering <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mullin.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/release-mullin-champions-bipartisan-give-kids-a-chance-act-condemns-the-grinch-bernie-sanders-for-blocking-the-bill\/\">a speech on the Give Kids A Chance Act<\/a> in December 2025. He compared Sanders to the Grinch from Dr. Seuss&rsquo;s Christmas story, and said he hopes to God that &ldquo;every single family&rdquo; going through cancer treatment &ldquo;will hold the Senator for Vermont accountable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-interviews-with-cnn-s-kaitlan-collins-march-and-june-2025\">Interviews with CNN&rsquo;s Kaitlan Collins, March and June 2025<\/h2>\n<p>Mullin also engaged in a testy interview with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"732\">CNN&rsquo;s Kaitlan Collins<\/a> in June 2025. He debated Collins on the U.S. strikes on Iran&rsquo;s nuclear sites, saying, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t put words in my mouth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KnVSm46yto4?si=N10lxIStdTi7Oral\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Earlier in March, Mullin <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3346652\/markwayne-mullin-fact-checks-cnn-poll-trump-approval\/\">dismissed <\/a><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3346652\/markwayne-mullin-fact-checks-cnn-poll-trump-approval\/\">CNN&rsquo;s reported <\/a>approval rating&nbsp;for President Donald Trump, saying<\/span> it is still &ldquo;higher than it ever was&rdquo; for former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&lsquo;s a new CNN poll today out that says Americans are not that impressed with how [Trump has] handled it so far &mdash; it&lsquo;s 56% majority of the public disapproves,&rdquo; CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins said Wednesday on her show <em>The Source<\/em>. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s a higher disapproval than it ever was during his first term in office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&lsquo;s still higher than it ever was with Biden, though,&rdquo; Mullin retorted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, but you&rsquo;re already judging him just on Biden&lsquo;s numbers?&rdquo; Collins asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, I&lsquo;m just saying that if you&lsquo;re going to use numbers, you&lsquo;re using his high number in his first four years, we had inflation at 1.4%,&rdquo; Mullin said. &ldquo;But he&lsquo;s got to recover from four years of Biden. Keep in mind, we were in a recession under Biden, but no one talked about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4475510\/congress-split-trump-iran-strike\/\"><strong>CONGRESS SPLIT ON TRUMP&rsquo;S IRAN STRIKES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden left office with an all<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberals-sour-on-sen-feinstein-leading-to-all-time-low-approval-rating\/\" title=\"Liberals Sour On Sen. Feinstein, Leading To All...Time Low Approval Rating\">-time low approval rating<\/a>, disappointing supporters by dropping out of the 2024 race too late and pardoning his son, Hunter Biden. A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3278580\/biden-graded-poor-worst-like-nixon\/\">Gallup poll <\/a>from the start of this year found that 48% of all likely voters reported Biden would be remembered as one of America&rsquo;s &ldquo;worst&rdquo; presidents. Only 12% thought that Biden had done an &ldquo;outstanding&rdquo; or &ldquo;above average&rdquo; job as president.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-teamsters-challenge-november-2023\">Teamsters challenge, November 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Mullin has come to verbal blows with several people during his time in the Senate, most notably when <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2455483\/sen-markwayne-mullin-stands-up-to-fight-teamsters-boss-during-senate-hearing\/\">he offered to physically fight<\/a> Teamsters President Sean O&rsquo;Brien in November 2023. Mullin read O&rsquo;Brien&rsquo;s statement on X, in which he called Mullin a &ldquo;clown&rdquo; and &ldquo;fraud&rdquo; and ended with, &ldquo;You know where to find me. Anyplace, Anytime, cowboy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mullin asked O&rsquo;Brien, &ldquo;You want to do it right now?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Teamsters president said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;d love to do it right now.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BO9fnjshHvg?si=T7vIXbWOoZOPDehq\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Mullin began to stand up and appeared to remove his wedding ring before Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) interfered and said, &ldquo;Sit down! You&rsquo;re a United States senator!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mullin and O&rsquo;Brien <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3323808\/markwayne-mullin-credits-trump-mending-fences-teamsters-sean-obrien\/\">buried the hatchet<\/a> in February 2025.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-afghanistan-rescue-effort-august-2021\">Afghanistan rescue effort, August 2021<\/h2>\n<p>Mullin tried to hire a helicopter to enter Afghanistan in 2021 and rescue a woman and her four children amid the Biden administration&rsquo;s withdrawal from the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He sought U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan John Mark Pommersheim&rsquo;s help, but when Mullin was denied in his effort to bypass Tajikistan&rsquo;s legal cash limits, he allegedly threatened Pommersheim and other embassy staff, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/923430\/missing-oklahoma-representative-threatened-embassy-on-unsanctioned-afghan-rescue-mission-report\/\">a report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-avenatti-altercation-october-2018\">Avenatti altercation, October 2018<\/h2>\n<p>Mullin, then a U.S. representative, said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1713026\/cage-fighter-congressman-says-hell-fight-avenatti\/\">he would be &ldquo;happy to meet&rdquo; attorney Michael Avenatti &ldquo;on the mat,&rdquo;<\/a> after Avenatti <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/michael-avenatti-open-to-charity-martial-arts-fight-with-trump-jr-im-in\">suggested<\/a> he go against Donald Trump Jr. in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mixed martial arts fight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Avenatti later responded to an NBC reporter who tweeted the proposition and said, &ldquo;This would be for two great causes. I&rsquo;m in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4480352\/kristi-noem-erupts-democrats-question-alleged-affair-corey-lewandowski\/\"><strong>NOEM ERUPTS AFTER DEMOCRATS PUSH FOR ANSWER ON ALLEGED AFFAIR WITH COREY LEWANDOWSKI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Noem has been widely criticized for her leadership <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">at DHS, though Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4456703\/john-fetterman-refuses-engage-sexist-garbage-kristi-noem-ice-barbie\/\">came to her aid last month<\/a>, despite previously calling for her removal from the<\/span> position. He also said Thursday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenFettermanPA\/status\/2029632577540100542?s=20\">he intends to vote for Mullin<\/a> as the next DHS secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Noem will serve as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sec_Noem\/status\/2029647010002055467?s=20\">&ldquo;the Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas,&rdquo;<\/a> a position she thanked Trump for on X. She added that she looks forward to working with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to &ldquo;dismantle cartels&rdquo; in this position.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mullin&#8217;s notable clashes in Congress; DHS nomination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2576619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26064711802830-e1772741736136.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[6628,11626,4402,75168],"class_list":["post-2576618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-arguments","tag-clashes","tag-congress","tag-markwayne-mullin-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26064711802830-e1772741736136.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576618"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576622,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576618\/revisions\/2576622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}