During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen expressed frustration at Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and other Senate Democrats repeatedly asking questions about whether President Trump said some countries were "shithole countries" in a meeting she attended last week.



"Sir, respectfully, I have answered this," she said when asked about it by a fourth senator that day. "I've been very patient with this line of questioning. I'm here to tell you about the threats our country faces and the needs and authorities that are needed by the Department of Homeland Security."



"I have nothing further to say about a meeting that happened over a week ago," she added. "I'd like to move forward and discuss ways in which we can protect our country."





