It’s a good bet that not very many had Markwayne Mullin leaving a safe U.S. Senate seat to become Donald Trump’s Homeland Security guru on their Bingo cards.
But here we are: Markwayne Mullin officially on Team Trump.
So many questions …
Who knew Trump would go all Richard Nixon on us and appoint his own White House plumber?
Will Mullin last as long as the last Okie Trump picked for a high-profile position – Scott Pruitt?
What does Mullin’s exit mean for Oklahoma’s 2026 U.S. Senate race – one he is abandoning literally at the last minute since the filing period opens April 1?
For the latest Observercast –The Worst That Could Happen – The Observer’s Arnold Hamilton, MaryAnn Martin and Cal Hobson pored over these questions and more from one of the wackiest recent weeks in Oklahoma politics.
