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Trump replaces Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem after 'ad campaigns' remark

Noem’s comments about an advertising campaign were reported as a factor in Trump’s decision to replace her.

Trump replaces Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem after 'ad campaigns' remark
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Donald Trump said Kristi Noem would leave as Homeland Security secretary on March 31 and that Senator Markwayne Mullin would replace her, following controversy over Noem’s testimony about an advertising campaign. The change comes amid scrutiny of the administration’s immigration enforcement and a partial department shutdown.

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

Homeland Security secretary removed after controversy over her congressional testimony

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who removed Noem and selected Mullin as her successor

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Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security

Oklahoma senator selected to become Homeland Security secretary

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House Democratic leader who said Noem’s firing would not resolve the dispute

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate Democratic leader who criticized the administration’s policy

John Kennedy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who said Trump asked his view of replacing Noem with Mullin

White House press secretary who said the administration would pursue Mullin’s confirmation

ALSO MENTIONED  Corey Lewandowski, Trump adviser serving as an aide to Noem at Homeland Security; Joseph Cuffari, Homeland Security inspector general who wrote Congress about access to records; Tom Homan, Trump’s border adviser sent to help oversee the federal response in Minnesota

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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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