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Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and replaces her with Sen. Markwayne Mullin

Trump announced Noem’s firing and said he would nominate Mullin to replace her.

Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and replaces her with Sen. Markwayne Mullin
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President Donald Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and said he would nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her. Mullin would need Senate confirmation, though the article says he could serve as acting secretary while his nomination is pending.

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President who fired Noem and announced Mullin as her planned replacement

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Kristi Noem
Former U.S. Representative (R-SD)

Homeland Security secretary fired by Trump

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Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security

Senator Trump said he would nominate to become Homeland Security secretary

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Senator who intervened during Mullin’s 2023 hearing confrontation

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Trump Names Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security Nominee

Outlets agree that Trump announced Senator Markwayne Mullin as his choice to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary. Left-leaning outlets foreground controversies around Noem’s tenure and immigration enforcement. Center outlets mainly report the personnel change, its context and the confirmation process. Right-leaning outlets emphasize support for Mullin and his border-security or immigration-enforcement priorities.

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