President Trump picks Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary
Trump chose Mullin for the Homeland Security post after reported tensions over Noem’s congressional testimony.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYNewsOn6 is an established local news outlet with an identified author. The article attributes its account of Trump’s reported frustration to National Review, but offers limited independent sourcing on the selection and its reasons.
- Source type — An established local news outlet is a credible starting point for regional and national news coverage.
- Editorial standards — The publisher appears to be a professional local newsroom, though no corrections practice is demonstrated in the article.
- Author attribution — The article identifies its author.
- Source selection — The explanation for Trump’s reported frustration relies on a report from National Review and unnamed sources cited there.
The article gives the key selection details and attributes the account of Trump’s frustration to another outlet. It includes no direct response from Mullin to the announcement and offers little independent corroboration or competing perspective.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article attributes its account of the dispute to a cited report and includes Mullin’s earlier comments, but does not provide a response from Noem or Trump or additional perspectives on the reported campaign.
- Counterarguments presented — Mullin’s earlier support for Noem is included, but neither Trump nor Noem responds to the reported account.
- Source diversity — The explanation of the dispute rests substantially on one publication’s reporting and unnamed sources.
- Loaded language — The article uses limited evaluative language and attributes the reported frustration to its source.
- Omitted context — It gives little detail about the advertising contract or the parties’ full accounts of the dispute.
The article reports the selection and attributes the account of tensions to another publication. Its wording is largely descriptive, without a clear partisan framing.
- Language tone — Mostly matter-of-fact language describes the selection and confirmation process.
- Source selection — The article identifies National Review as the source for the account of Trump’s frustration.
- Framing — The story centers on the personnel change and reported context rather than arguing for or against it.
President Trump selected Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary; Mullin would begin as acting secretary on March 31 and still needs Senate confirmation. The article reports that Trump’s decision followed tensions over Noem’s testimony about a department-funded advertising campaign.
President Trump selected Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary. The article says Mullin would start as acting secretary on March 31 and would still need Senate confirmation. Mullin had not directly responded to the announcement, though he had previously said he was focused on his Senate job and continued to support Noem.
Community verdict
27 VOTESPeople in this story
SWIPE →President who selected Mullin and decided to replace Noem
Homeland Security secretary being replaced after testimony about a department advertising campaign
Noem's version of this story ↗Oklahoma senator selected to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary
Mullin's version of this story ↗Representative mentioned in connection with a confrontation at Trump’s State of the Union address
Part of a bigger story
32 OUTLETSOutlets 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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