DHS rips Jimmy Kimmel for mocking Secretary Markwayne Mullin's plumbing background

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a DHS spokesperson defended Mullin’s journey from a family plumbing business to the president’s Cabinet.

The disagreement began after Kimmel mocked Mullin’s qualifications during his show last week.

He compared the former senator’s qualifications to those of the famous Nintendo character Mario, a plumber.

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"He's the now-former senator of Oklahoma.

Before he was elected to the Senate, Markwayne Mullin was a low-level MMA fighter and a plumber.

That's right.

We have a plumber protecting us from terrorism now.

It worked for Super Mario.

Why not Markwayne?" Kimmel said.

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Kimmel defended his original comments on Thursday, directly addressing the backlash during his monologue.

A representative for Kimmel did not immediately respond to a request for comment.