Mayorkas Gives Emotional Response After GOP Senator Focuses on Antisemitic DHS Employee Instead of Addressing Questions

GOP senator focused on antisemitic comments from a DHS employee, which Mayorkas called "despicable" to suggest it represents the agency.

Employee was placed on leave over social media comments made after Hamas-Israel war.

Mayorkas, who is Jewish, said it was "despicable" that senator failed to address his questions.

Mayorkas gave emotional response about his Holocaust survivor mother losing family to Nazis.

Senator did not apologize but also did not raise the issue again during his next line of questioning.