DHS Secretary Mullin Calls Schumer Lying Scumbag on Fox

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin sharply criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday, calling the New York Democrat a "lying scumbag politician" during a Fox News interview, in response to Schumer's recent remarks disparaging federal immigration enforcement agencies.

The exchange stemmed from Schumer's comments on the Senate floor the previous evening, where he opposed Republican efforts to increase funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Schumer described the agencies as ones that "nobody respects in this country" and referred to them as a "rogue police force" unpopular with the public. He argued that the proposed $40 billion addition to their budgets ignored pressing cost-of-living concerns for Americans.

Mullin, who served alongside Schumer in the Senate until his confirmation as DHS secretary last month, reacted strongly when Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin played the clip during the interview. "It makes my ears red," Mullin said. "It takes a lot to get me upset. But Chuck Schumer, no one respects you. The definition of a lying scumbag politician, that is you." He accused Schumer of supporting...