How outlets cover Donald Trump R · PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES · Mar 5 – Mar 6, 2026
Trump Picks Markwayne Mullin to Replace Kristi Noem at DHS
Trump picked Markwayne Mullin to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary. Coverage contrasts a mocking take on the cabinet change with center outlets’ focus on the appointment and its consequences.
Lead article · Winnipeg Free Press · CENTERTrump's pick for DHS secretary leaves US Senate vacancy in deep-red OklahomaThe coverage agrees that Trump announced Markwayne Mullin as his choice to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary.
Left-leaning outlets frame the move as a brusque cabinet reshuffle, using a mocking tone about Noem’s removal and Mullin’s selection. Center outlets mostly take a descriptive, appointment-focused approach, also covering Mullin’s background, confirmation, and possible consequences such as a Senate vacancy and DHS’s funding lapse.
Outlets by lean
7 RATEDCompare by side
TPM – Talking Points Memo frames Noem’s removal and Mullin’s selection as a mocking personnel change.
How it looks for Trump, by side
7 ARTICLESLeft: 0 good, 0 bad, 1 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 0 bad, 5 mixed, 1 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational.
When each side covered it
MAR 5 – 6Articles per day by side. MAR 5: Left 1, Center 5, Right 0. MAR 6: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0.
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No right-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does.No right-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does, and when any new outlet covers it.