Newsman: President Trump has removed Kristi Noem from her position as the secretary of department of homeland (DHS). President replaces Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin
President Donald Trump on Thursday said Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin will replace Kristi Noem as Department of Homeland Security secretary.
Trump made the announcement on social media Thursday afternoon saying he was “pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026.”
“The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!), will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida. I thank Kristi for her service at ‘Homeland,'” Trump said in the post.
Shortly after the announcement, Mullin told reporters that he was “excited” about leading DHS and “ready to get started.” Mullin still needs to be confirmed by the Senate.
“My focus is to keep the homeland secure,” he said.
Trump’s decision comes as some parts of DHS — from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Transportation Security Administration to the Coast Guard — are shut down amid a funding fight over Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Democrats have said they will fund the department only if changes are made to the agency in the wake of the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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Asked by reporters about replacing Noem, Mullin said she “is a friend” who was “tasked with a very difficult job.”
In a social media post Thursday afternoon, Noem thanked Trump for the new appointment.
“In this new role, I will be able to build on the partnerships and national security expertise, I forged over the last 13 months as Secretary of Homeland Security,” Noem said.
Several Democrats celebrated the news that Trump had fired Noem.
“Kristi Noem is gone. Good riddance,” Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said at a news conference, adding that “a change in personnel is not sufficient” to reopen DHS.
“We need a change in policy that has to be bold, dramatic, transformational and meaningful,” he said.
Sen. Chuck Schumer said in a social media post that “the problems at DHS go much deeper than any one person. They’ve got to rein in ICE and end the violence.”
Noem has faced criticism in recent weeks over her handling of ICE operations in Minneapolis after the killings of Good and Pretti by federal law enforcement. She was removed from leading operations in the state following the scrutiny, and Border Czar Tom Homan was sent in to take over.
During hearings on Capitol Hill this week, Noem also refused to apologize for labeling the conduct of Good and Pretti as “domestic terrorism” without evidence.
