Video from a statement by Markwayne Mullin
Sen. Elissa Slotkin's questions and Markwayne Mullin's answers on officers at polling places, followed by Mullin's reply to Sen. Andy Kim, at Mullin's Mar. 18, 2026 confirmation hearing for Secretary of Homeland Security.
Two excerpts joined by a one-second black gap: about 2:12:41 to 2:14:13 and 3:17:18 to 3:18:02 of the committee's archived video of the hearing. The C-SPAN recording cited for this source shows the same exchange. DI added its logo in the corner.
Video: U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Public domain (U.S. government work) (opens in a new tab)
Watch the full original video (opens in a new tab) (relevant passage: Senate confirmation hearing of March 18, 2026; Sen. Slotkin's questions and Mullin's answers, about 2:02:25 to 2:03:52, and Mullin's response to Sen. Kim, about 3:07:25 to 3:07:45)
Asked by Sen. Elissa Slotkin at his confirmation hearing whether he would have the authority to put uniformed officers at polling locations in 2026, Mullin said, "The only reason why my officers would be there if there was a specific threat for them to be there, not for intimidation". Responding to Sen. Andy Kim's remarks about polling sites, he said, "I don't understand what the concern about enforcing immigration at polling places is anyways".
“The only reason why my officers would be there if there was a specific threat for them to be there, not for intimidation. … I don't understand what the concern about enforcing immigration at polling places is anyways, because honestly, if you're not a citizen, you shouldn't be voting anyway”