WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Thursday that he is firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the first cabinet shakeup of his second term — naming Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) as his nominee to fill the role.
Trump announced the move after Noem told Congress this week that he approved $220 million in ads featuring herself. The president accused her of lying before canning her.
“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 on Truth Social.
