President Donald Trump has announced he’s replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to take her place.
Trump made the announcement on Truth Social on Thursday.
“I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026,” Trump wrote. “The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!), will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida. I thank Kristi for her service at ‘Homeland.’”
Noem has been grilled on Capitol Hill by GOP members as well as Democrats, per The Associated Press.
Noem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trump’s second term.
Her tenure has been tumultuous overseeing immigration enforcement tactics that have been met with protests and lawsuits.
