Markwayne Mullin, Trump's new pick to lead DHS, praised the Capitol cop who shot and killed unarmed Air Force vet Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6th and portrayed him as the real victim.
"I actually gave him a hug, and I said, 'Sir, you did what you had to do,'" Mullin told C-SPAN in July 2021.
It's actually remarkable that Trump managed to pick someone worse than Kristi Noem.
NEW: Records show US Capitol Police Capt. Michael Byrd, who fatally shot unarmed J6 protester Ashli Babbitt w/o warning, has been running an unaccredited day-care center w/ wife Kaleska from their MD. home since 2008. MD. rec's $190m in HHS day-care funds.
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Buried video of Ashli Babbitt arriving at the doors inside the Capitol on January 6th just moments before Michael Byrd shot and killed her.
Babbitt is seen talking with Officers while her friend offers them water. She doesn’t seem like an insane or dangerous person at all.