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

Trump fired Noem after a tenure marked by criticism of her department’s immigration enforcement and disaster response.

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

Homeland Security secretary fired by Trump

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who fired Noem and announced Mullin as her planned replacement

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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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Bernie Sanders
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Senator who intervened during Mullin’s 2023 hearing confrontation

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Trump Announces Noem's Departure, Picks Mullin for Homeland Security

Outlets on the left, center and right report that President Donald Trump removed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary and selected Sen. Markwayne Mullin as her intended successor. Left-leaning outlets emphasize criticism of Noem’s tenure and, in one account, argue her reassignment falls short of accountability. Center outlets pair the personnel change with scrutiny of spending, immigration enforcement and management, mostly in reportorial terms. Right-leaning outlets also link the firing to enforcement and spending scrutiny, while one article focuses on speculation about Noem’s possible Senate primary challenge.

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