{"id":2582426,"date":"2026-03-21T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T19:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joy-behar-whines-about-fetterman-voting-to-advance-mullins-confirmation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T15:04:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T19:04:53","slug":"joy-behar-whines-about-fetterman-voting-to-advance-mullins-confirmation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joy-behar-whines-about-fetterman-voting-to-advance-mullins-confirmation\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy Behar Whines About Fetterman Voting To Advance Mullin&#8217;s Confirmation"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fjoy-behar-whines-about-fetterman-voting-to-advance-mullins-confirmation%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=2582426&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>Joy Behar, co-host of The View, criticized Senator John Fetterman for voting to advance Markwayne Mullin\u2019s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security, suggesting he betrayed his party. Behar quipped that Fetterman\u2019s support for Mullin was a low bar for Democrats and implied that if Mullin doesn\u2019t take drastic actions, Democrats are already ahead, while calling Mullin terrible.<\/p>\n<p>fetterman responded by saying DHS needs a strong leader and must be reopened after a 34-day partial shutdown. He had indicated he would vote for Mullin in a march interview and later wrote on X that his aye was grounded in a constructive working relationship with Mullin for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a>. Mullin\u2019s confirmation process in the Senate Homeland Security Committee was unusually rapid, with Rand Paul voting against advancing Mullin to the full Senate. Paul had previously criticized Mullin for past remarks about an incident where his neighbor was attacked. The article notes Mullin\u2019s nomination was originally submitted by Trump, aiming to replace Kristi Noem, and that the full Senate vote coudl come as early as the following week.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The View&rdquo; co-host Joy Behar complained Thursday about Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman voting to advance Department of Homeland Security (DHS) nominee Markwayne Mullin&rsquo;s nomination.Fetterman voted to advance Mullin&rsquo;s nomination in a 8-7 vote in the Senate Homeland Security Committee, while Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul voted against his confirmation. Behar suggested that Fetterman betrayed his party by voting in favor of Mullin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks to Fetterman, who was the deciding vote &hellip; Since Kristi Noem was in that position before, the bar is so low that if [Mullin] doesn&rsquo;t kill a dog, we&rsquo;re already ahead of the game,&rdquo; Behar said. &ldquo;But I think he&rsquo;s terrible and as I said before, Fetterman was the deciding vote to say yes to this guy. With Democrats like that, who needs Republicans?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman said DHS needs a leader and must be reopened following a 34-day partial shutdown. He previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5783509-fetterman-urges-democrats-mullin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">indicated<\/a> that he would vote in favor of Mullin&rsquo;s nomination during a March 13 interview on WABC 770 AM.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In January, I called on the president to fire Noem&mdash;and he did. I truly approached the confirmation of my colleague and friend, Senator Mullin, with an open-mind,&rdquo; Fetterman wrote on X. &ldquo;We need a leader at DHS. We must reopen DHS. My AYE is rooted in a strong committed, constructive working relationship with Senator Mullin for our nation&rsquo;s security.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mullin&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-would-love-to-see-any-evidence-of-fraud-nothing-they-are-saying-is-true-dominion-voting-systems-spokesman-refutes-fraud-claims-video\/\" title=\"&quot;We Would Love to See Any Evidence of Fraud - Nothing They Are Saying Is True&quot; - Dominion ... Systems Spokesman Refutes Fraud Claims (VIDEO)\">committee hearing<\/a> and vote became the most expedited in history for a DHS nominee, as Paul remained committed to giving Mullin a quick path to receive approval from the committee. However, Paul condemned Mullin for previously saying he understood why Paul&rsquo;s neighbor violently attacked him in 2017, which left the Kentucky senator with six broken ribs.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Mullin&rsquo;s confirmation vote will move to the entirety of the Senate, which could lead to a vote as soon as next week.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman was also the only Democrat who voted alongside Republicans to advance the nomination of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, though he later voted against his final confirmation. He also voted to confirm Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney General Pam Bondi.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump nominated Mullin on March 5 to replace Kristi Noem as DHS secretary after reportedly being displeased with her answers in two congressional hearings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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In the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Mullin\u2019s nomination passed 8-7 with Fetterman voting yes and Rand Paul voting no. Behar argued that Fetterman\u2019s vote set a very low bar and suggested Democrats like him don\u2019t need Republicans. Fetterman defended his position, saying DHS needs a leader and must be reopened after a 34-day shutdown, and that he had previously indicated he would vote in favor of Mullin. He posted that he approached Mullin\u2019s confirmation with an open mind and that his aye reflects a commitment to a strong working relationship for national security.<\/p>\n<p>The process for Mullin\u2019s nomination moved swiftly to the full Senate, with Paul pressing Mullin on past remarks about a neighbor\u2019s attack. Behar also noted that Fetterman was the only Democrat to side with Republicans in advancing the nomination of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of War (though he later opposed final confirmation), and that he also voted to confirm Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney General Pam Bondi. Trump had nominated Mullin on March 5 to replace Kristi Noem as DHS secretary after reportedly being unhappy with her responses in two hearings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2582427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7261-1.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[76295,7921,33246,76294,45632],"class_list":["post-2582426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cable-news-commentary","tag-fetterman","tag-joy-behar","tag-mullins-confirmation","tag-senate-vote"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7261-1.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582426","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2582426"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582430,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582426\/revisions\/2582430"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2582427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2582426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2582426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2582426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}