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State of the Union: Noem will become a special envoy for the President’s Wstern Hemisphere initiative. The post Trump Announces Markwayne Mullin to Replace Kristi Noem as DHS Chief appeared first on The American Conservative .
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to replace Kristi Noem as Secretary for Homeland Security. “Markwayne will work tirelessly to Keep our Border Secure, Stop Migrant Crime, Murderers, and other Criminals from illegally entering our Country, End the Scourge of Illegal Drugs and, MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. Kristi Noem, the current Secretary for Homeland Security, will become Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, Trump’s new security initiative for the Western Hemisphere. Mullin will assume leadership of DHS on March 31. He must be confirmed by the Senate to officially take his position, but under federal law he can serve as acting…Open
Top House and Senate Democrats said Thursday that Kristi Noem's departure as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security will not be enough for them to support funding for the agency. Why it matters: DHS has been shut down for nearly three weeks, with the White House and congressional Democrats offering little indication that they are close to a deal. - "A change in personnel is not sufficient, we need a change in policy," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said at a press conference Thursday afternoon. - Said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.): "The problems at this agency transcend any one person. The rot is deep. The president has to end the violence and rein in ICE." Between the lines: Noem's removal was…
House Republican leaders made the request hours after Gonzales admitted, for the first time, to an affair with a staffer who later died after setting herself on fire.
Stepping in as acting secretary is GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma who Trump said had "Wisdom and Courage required to Advance our America First Agenda."
