CNN host Dana Bash cracked a joke on Wednesday as the heated hearing for Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) developed into a fiery back-and-forth similar to the popular reality show franchise.
The broadcaster dropped the Bravo reference after Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) faced off with Mullin over whether he was the right person to lead the Department of Homeland Security after the nominee approved of a violent attack against the Kentucky Republican. Mullin, who President Donald Trump has selected to replace outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, was grilled by Paul and other senators in a series of tough questions about his anger, temperament and concerns over his "classified work" outside the United States.
"Back with my panel meanwhile,on the Real Housewives of theU.S. Senate, this is, you know, Imean, it's actually, it is aserious issue that Rand Paul istrying to get at, which he said is, you know, character and thatquestioning whether he has angerissues," Bash said.
Paul has threatened to cancel his vote to approve Mullin for the DHS job.
"It was also noteworthythat Senator Mullin brought withhim his now friend, Sean O'Brien, the head of the Teamsters, who sat right withincamera shot because one of thereasons why people first learnedof Senator Mullin is when healmost got into a fistfight with Mr. O'Brien when Senator Mullinwas asking him questions at ahearing they smoked the peacepipe — metaphorically — they arenow friends," Bash said. "And so there's noquestion in my mind that that'swhy he had O'Brien back therebecause he knew what was comingfrom Rand Paul."