Walkinshaw Grills Mullin on Gulfstream G700 Use for Oklahoma Trips
The broadcast shows clips from a June 2026 House Homeland Security Committee hearing where Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) questioned Secretary Markwayne Mullin on his use of a Gulfstream G700 jet for flights to Oklahoma. Walkinshaw highlighted the $172M purchase of two G700s and a Boeing 737 Max under predecessor Kristi Noem during the 2025 government shutdown, contrasted it with Coast Guard MH-65 helicopters from 1984 and housing struggles for personnel, and pressed Mullin to commit to selling the luxury aircraft. Mullin repeatedly cited a statute requiring secure government aircraft travel and defended the assets as Coast Guard inventory. The chairman suspended the clock amid interruptions to enforce rules on questions versus statements. The narrator frames it as oversight exposing waste.
Source: American Clips