Rep. Al Green tells Homeland Security Sec. Mullin to 'shut up' after calling him a racist at hearing
Green called Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin a racist and repeatedly told him to “shut up” during a committee hearing.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates New York Post, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The page identifies Fox News as the bylined reporting source, giving readers some attribution, though the article provides little sourcing or context beyond the exchange. The assessment reflects the reporting source rather than treating the New York Post page as original reporting.
- Source type — National-news reporting, but attributed to Fox News rather than presented as original New York Post reporting.
- Author attribution — The page names Fox News as the author, making the apparent reporting source identifiable.
- Editorial standards — The text offers direct quotations and an account of the exchange but little supporting context.
The account includes direct quotations and describes the exchange and its immediate procedural consequence. It offers little context for Green’s accusation or fuller responses from the people involved.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article presents remarks from both Green and Mullin and reports Green’s denial, but gives little context for the accusation or substantive explanation from either side.
- Counterarguments presented — Green’s denial and Mullin’s response are included, but neither position is developed.
- Source diversity — The account primarily recounts the exchange and does not include outside perspectives or further explanation.
- Omitted context — The article does not explain what prompted Green’s accusation.
- Loaded language — Terms such as “verbal attack” and “aggressive outbursts” give the account a critical edge toward Green.
The account is mostly descriptive, but characterizes Green’s conduct as a “verbal attack” and “aggressive outbursts” while describing Mullin as calm, creating a modestly critical framing of Green.
- Language tone — The article uses negative characterizations of Green’s conduct and describes Mullin as calm.
- Framing — The exchange is framed around Green’s escalation, with little explanation of the accusation’s context.
- Source selection — The piece relies primarily on the recorded exchange and provides limited additional perspective.
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Rep. Al Green called Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin a “racist” and repeatedly told him to “shut up” during a House hearing. The exchange led the committee chairman to suspend the proceedings.
During a House committee hearing focused on Department of Homeland Security funding, Green called Mullin a “racist” and repeatedly told him to “shut up.” Mullin asked whether Green had told him to be quiet and told Chairman Andrew Garbarino he would not let anyone call him a racist. Green denied making the comment and asked Garbarino to tell Mullin to be quiet.
The article says the chairman called for the encounter to be suspended after Green’s escalation. It also recalls Green’s ejection from President Donald Trump’s address to Congress in February and reports that Green recently lost the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 18th Congressional District to Rep. Christian Menefee.
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8 VOTESPeople in this story
SWIPE →Texas representative involved in a confrontation with the homeland security secretary during a committee hearing
House Homeland Security Committee chairman who was addressed during the exchange and called for it to be suspended
President whose address to Congress Green was previously ejected from
Texas representative who defeated Green in the Democratic primary runoff
Homeland Security secretary addressed by Green during the hearing
Part of a bigger story
8 OUTLETSAl Green and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin clashed during a House hearing over whether Green had called Mullin racist; Green repeatedly told Mullin to stop speaking. Center outlets recount the dispute over the accusation, with one article also noting Green’s primary loss. Right-leaning outlets focus more on Green’s conduct, often portraying it as a spectacle and highlighting criticism of him.
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