Donald Trump on Thursday said Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin will replace Kristi Noem as Department of Homeland Security secretary.

Trump made the announcement on social media Thursday afternoon saying he was “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.”

The sources said the president was upset with a particular moment during the hearing when Republican Sen. John Kennedy questioned Noem about a taxpayer-funded $220 million ad campaign. Noem repeatedly suggested the president was aware of the campaign and signed off on it.

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    Wow. I just looked up Markwayne. An unqualified moron. He’ll fit right in. I’m sure his experience as a college dropout and plumbing business is the perfect life skills to bring to the DHS. Well… It is a shit show.

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      Yes fired, she was removed from her position and assigned to another. It’s sugar-coated but it’s still fired.

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        That’s not what fired means. If you still have a job, you haven’t been fired. Demoted, reassigned, sure. Fired would mean she doesn’t have a job with the company anymore.

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          Not in Trump’s world. He “re-assigns” rather than fire because firing implies he made a mistake in hiring. He learned this in his first term when his constant firing drew attention.

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    Got asked about a shady-ass contract, says Trump knew all about it, gets an immediate denial by Trump and gets replaced within a couple days. If there’s a more obvious way to telegraph that the contract was indeed shady as shit, I can’t think of it. Senate better not let this go.

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    Don’t they need to go through a confirmation process, too?

    Ppl that execute their own dogs shouldn’t be in charge of anyone that can execute humans.

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      Ppl that execute their own dogs

      That’s why she’s being put in charge of PETA.

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    Fired because of stuff she’s been doing, or stuff she hasn’t been doing?

    Noem repeatedly suggested the president was aware of the campaign and signed off on it.

    Oh, that makes sense. Fired for a petty reason by the hurt snowflake in charge.