It’s hard not to love Markwayne Mullin.
Disagree with freshman Republican congressman all you want on policy, but when you meet him, it’s hard not to genuinely admire him for his love of God, country and family.
He’s the least pretentious congressman you’ll ever see — a self-proclaimed “kid from Westville” who doesn’t like to wear suits and prefers the crowds in his dairy barn to those of the U.S. Capitol.
If you harbor any ill-will toward Mullin, watch the video of his Aug. 23 town hall meeting in Henryetta, where he told the story of his famliy’s decision to adopt twin girls. You can see it
here.
The story was first reported by The Oklahoman. Read their story
here.
The girls — distant relatives of his wife — were being raised by elderly relatives, but Mullin’s wife set her heart on bringing them into their household.
Twice she brought the issue up with him, and twice, he said he talked her down, but the second time she played the “trump card.”
She asked him to pray about it.
“How do you pray about that?” Mullin asked the people in Henryetta. “Hey, Lord, would you please, please make her heart as selfish as mine?”
In the end, he asked God to change his heart instead.
And on Aug. 21, a judge made it official.
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