President Trump on Thursday announced that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will be leaving her role in the first Cabinet shakeup of his second term.
Trump announced the move after growing outraged by Noem’s testimony to Congress this week that he approved $220 million in ads featuring the former South Dakota governor.
“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.
“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.’”
Trump dedicated the remainder of his statement to praising Mullin.
