"Those words probably should have been retracted. I shouldn't have said that, and as a secretary, I wouldn't. The investigation is ongoing, and there is, like I said, sometimes going to make a mistake, and I'll own it. That one, I went out there too fast. I was responding immediately without the facts. That's my fault. That won't happen as secretary."
"Well, sir, I just said I regret those statements. Is that the same as an apology? I haven't seen the investigation. We'll let the investigation go through. And if I'm proven wrong..."
"Following the killing of Renee Good, Secretary Noem called her a domestic terrorist. You, sir, you called Alex Pretti, quote, a deranged individual that came in to cause max damage. Could we expect those kinds of quick responses?"
During his Homeland Security secretary confirmation hearing, Markwayne Mullin faced questioning from Sen. Gary Peters about his past statements regarding two Americans killed by DHS officers in January. Mullin had previously called victim Alex Pretti a deranged individual seeking maximum damage, while Secretary Noem labeled both victims domestic terrorists. Peters questioned whether such quick judgments would continue if Mullin were confirmed. Mullin responded by expressing regret, stating he spoke too quickly without facts and that such behavior would not occur as secretary. He distinguished his position from Noem's by acknowledging his statements should have been retracted, though he declined to formally apologize pending investigation completion.
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