India, March 25 -- Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma was sworn in as the head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday, replacing Kristi Noem. Amid this, an old clip of his has surfaced where he speaks about beating his children.

The video is from 2023, as per MediasTouch, which described itself as doing "pro-democracy" journalism.

Mullin was heard saying in one of the clips, "We must be willing to discipline our kids too. .I was raised by the fear of a belt. .The discipline was just, wasn't overreacted. .So I learned respect from the discipline."

Mullin was speaking on October 6, 2023 at a church-hosted "City Elders" event.

He went on to say "My two beautiful twins that are sitting down there. Guys, I tell you right...