Trump removes Noem as DHS chief, installs GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin
Trump said he would install Mullin as the acting chief of the Department of Homeland Security.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates The Daily Chronicle, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The reporting is attributed to CQ-Roll Call, an established congressional news outlet, and the article includes named reporting contributors and attributed statements. The local publisher appears to carry a distributed report rather than produce the reporting itself.
- Source type — The reporting is attributed to an established congressional news organization, though the page is published by a local outlet.
- Author attribution — The article identifies John T. Bennett and notes two contributing reporters.
- Transparency — The page identifies CQ-Roll Call and Tribune Content Agency as the reporting and distribution sources.
- Editorial standards — The article uses attributed quotes and distinguishes reported accounts from direct statements.
The report gives a clear timeline, includes statements from Trump and two Republican senators, and attributes some claims to reporting. It offers limited direct response from Noem and little detail on the underlying deaths or the administration’s account of enforcement events.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes Trump’s stated praise for Noem and his rationale for Mullin, as well as criticism from two Republican senators. Noem’s own perspective and fuller context about the enforcement incidents are limited.
- Counterarguments presented — Trump’s public comments provide some positive characterization of Noem and explain his plans for Mullin, but Noem does not respond directly.
- Source diversity — The report draws on Trump’s statements, a White House official, and two Republican senators.
- Omitted context — It gives limited detail on the deaths and on the administration’s account of the agents’ actions.
- Loaded language — Some critical descriptions appear, but the article generally attributes judgments rather than presenting them as its own verdict.
The report uses mostly descriptive language and attributes evaluations and claims to Trump, lawmakers, or reported accounts. Its coverage of the removal and enforcement controversy does not clearly favor a political side.
- Language tone — Mostly factual wording, with evaluative descriptions attributed or presented as reported context.
- Source selection — Includes Trump’s statements and criticism from Republican senators, but little direct response from Noem.
- Framing — Frames the removal around enforcement deaths, lawmakers’ pressure, and reported tensions within the administration.
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President Donald Trump ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and said he would install Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the agency’s acting chief. The move followed pressure from lawmakers over federal immigration enforcement and scrutiny of Noem’s leadership.
Trump announced that Noem would leave the Homeland Security post and take a new role as special envoy for a Western Hemisphere security initiative. He said Mullin would work to secure the border and address migrant crime and illegal drugs, though a White House official did not clarify whether Trump would formally nominate him for the position.
The article reports that Noem’s departure followed weeks of pressure from Democratic and some Republican lawmakers after federal agents killed two American citizens in Minnesota. It also says Trump reportedly viewed Noem’s testimony to lawmakers about his approval of a $200 million deportation-advertising campaign as a final straw. Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski had called for Noem to leave her post.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Mullin in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Mullin’s record.
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SWIPE →Oklahoma senator selected to serve as acting Homeland Security chief
Homeland Security secretary removed by Trump
Noem's version of this story ↗President who removed Noem and announced Mullin as her prospective acting successor
Trump's version of this story ↗Alaska senator who said Noem should step down
Republican senator who called for Noem to leave her post
Part of a bigger story
10 OUTLETSPresident Trump removed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary and selected Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her. Center outlets treat the appointment as a leadership change amid scrutiny of Noem and disputes over immigration, with some also examining Mullin’s background. Right-leaning outlets connect the change to Trump’s immigration agenda, with one relaying Trump’s praise of Mullin and another presenting Noem’s removal as an opportunity to advance immigration and deportation policy.
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