US EditionTrump says he will replace DHS Secretary Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin
- President Trump announced on social media Thursday that he fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., effective March 31.
- Her ouster followed blistering congressional hearings this week where Democrats and Republican lawmakers criticized Noem over immigration enforcement, disaster response, and a $220 million ad campaign.
- Sen. Markwayne Mullin would need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, but under a federal vacancies law, he can serve as acting DHS secretary while his nomination is pending, and he is a former undefeated mixed-martial-arts fighter with a 5-0 record.
- Noem will serve as `Special envoy for The Shield of the Americas,` Trump said, and she appeared unaware of the announcement as her motorcade arrived in Nashville, Thursday.
- DHS funding lapses have left operations strained and under political dispute after a 20-day partial shutdown affecting TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard, marking the first Cabinet exit in Trump's second term.
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