Trump Finally Fires Kristi Noem, Replaces Her With MAGA Senator
Kristi Noem has officially been ousted as Homeland Security secretary after her disastrous display defending her months-long mismanagement of the agency overseeing Donald Trump’s horrific deportation scheme.
Trump announced Thursday that Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin would replace Noem beginning at the end of March—though the president does not have the authority to appoint a permanent secretary. Mullin must be approved by the Senate.
The president congratulated Noem on her “numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!)” and declared that she would be reassigned as special envoy for “the Shield of the Americas,” a made-up international security initiative that has yet to be announced.
This is a developing story.