Kristi Noem Fired

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/05/us/trump-news

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Kristi Noem Fired: President Trump announced Thursday on social media that he was firing his homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, and wanted Senator Markwayne Mullin to replace her. In his announcement, Mr. Trump said Ms. Noem would move into a previously nonexistent security role. 

 

Secretary Under Siege: Ms. Noem’s tenure had been marred by a string of controversies, and she faced intense questioning this week from congressional Republicans, including about a lucrative advertising contract. Mr. Trump on Thursday contradicted her testimony that he had signed off on the $220 million ad campaign.

 

Markwayne Mullin: Senate Republicans have enough votes to confirm Mr. Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican, on their own. The chamber is in a standoff over funding the department, and Senate Democrats again blocked an effort to end the weekslong shutdown on Thursday. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York said Ms. Noem’s firing did not change Democrats’ demands for restrictions on immigration enforcement. “The rot is deep,” he said.