How outlets cover Markwayne Mullin SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY · Mar 25 – Mar 27, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel’s Joke About Markwayne Mullin Draws Responses
Jimmy Kimmel joked about Markwayne Mullin’s plumbing background and qualifications to lead Homeland Security. Center coverage recounts reactions, while right-leaning coverage casts the joke as an attack on working people and defends Mullin.
Lead article · Mediaite · CENTERMarkwayne Mullin Plumbing History Defended By Right WingOutlets agree that Jimmy Kimmel joked about Markwayne Mullin’s former plumbing work in connection with his qualifications to lead Homeland Security.
Center outlets recount the joke and reactions to it, with one reporting criticism from Republican lawmakers and another describing contrasting remarks from Kimmel and Will Cain. Right-leaning outlets portray the joke as an elitist attack on working people and defend Mullin’s qualifications.
Outlets by lean
7 RATED · 1 UNRATEDCompare by side
Daily Mail reports Republican lawmakers’ criticism, while Mediaite recounts both Kimmel’s and Will Cain’s remarks.
How it looks for Mullin, by side
9 OF 10 ARTICLESLeft: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 2 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 7 informational.
1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
MAR 25 – 27Articles per day by side. MAR 25: Left 0, Center 0, Right 3. MAR 26: Left 0, Center 2, Right 3. MAR 27: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1.
No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does.No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does, and when any new outlet covers it.