Trump Just Fired Kristi Noem And Announced Markwayne Mullin Will Replace Her

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump announced Thursday helium fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and is tapping Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to regenerate her, effectual March 31.

Noem volition presume a caller role: Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas.

“I americium pleased to denote that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, volition go the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effectual March 31, 2026,” Trump posted connected societal media.

“The existent Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served america well, and has had galore and spectacular results (especially connected the Border!), volition beryllium moving to beryllium Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our caller Security Initiative successful the Western Hemisphere we are announcing connected Saturday successful Doral, Florida,” helium said. “I convey Kristi for her work astatine ‘Homeland.’”

Noem has faced bipartisan condemnation connected Capitol Hill for her “failure of leadership” amid Trump’s migration crackdown, which resulted successful 2 Americans being fatally changeable by national agents, and for spending $220 cardinal successful payer wealth for an advertisement run prominently featuring her riding astir connected a equine successful a cowboy hat.

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