DHS Secretary Mullin Grips Pink Stress Ball as Hearing Turns Into a Capitol Hill Showdown

During a heated House DHS Appropriations Committee hearing, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin clutched a pink stress ball while clashing with Democratic Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro, interrupting her border policy remarks as the exchange grew confrontational and drew renewed scrutiny of Mullin’s temper and his long-standing use of the ball as a “fidget tool” or “pacifier.”