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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told reporters in December 2025, when he was still an Oklahoma senator, that he has "zero problems with sending them to the bottom of the ocean" and hopes "they rot in hell for it because they know what they're doing when they get on that boat and they're trafficking the drugs to our streets."
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In December 2025, then-Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin, who later became Homeland Security Secretary, told reporters he had "zero problems with sending them to the bottom of the ocean" and hoped "they rot in hell for it" for trafficking drugs.
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Markwayne Mullin
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News Article
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{
    "date": "2025-12-01",
    "role": "Oklahoma Senator",
    "person": "Markwayne Mullin"
}
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US Politics Law Enforcement Drug Trafficking
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September 30, 2026 at 4:03 AM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated
September 30, 2026 at 4:03 AM (2 weeks ago)

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