Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin took aim at Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) Saturday after the lawmaker accused the department of losing its “moral compass.”
Cleaver was one of many House Democrats who voted against the Department of Homeland Security funding bill over concerns about the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement. Despite unified Democratic opposition, the measure ultimately became law late last month.
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Holding a press conference at Kansas City International Airport, Mullin name-dropped Cleaver while blasting the rest of the Democratic Party for prolonging the record-breaking government shutdown.
“I’m going to read you his quote,” Mullin told reporters. “He said, ‘I voted against funding for the Department of Homeland Security because I refuse to endorse an agency that’s lost their moral compass.’ How do we lose our moral compass? We’re simply enforcing the laws that Congress passed.”
“Cleaver needs to understand you’ve lost your moral compass when you’re willing to
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