Summary
President Donald Trump announced that Senator Markwayne Mullin will be the new Secretary of Homeland Security, replacing Kristi Noem. Noem will move to a new role as Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas. The change will take effect on March 31.
Key Facts
- President Trump has chosen Senator Markwayne Mullin to be the next Secretary of Homeland Security.
- Mullin is currently a Republican Senator from Oklahoma and has served in both the House and Senate.
- Kristi Noem, the current Secretary of Homeland Security, will become Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, a new security initiative.
- President Trump praised Mullin as a "MAGA Warrior" and a former professional MMA fighter.
- Trump expressed frustration with Noem over her recent Senate testimony about border security.
- There was controversy over a $200 million border security advertising campaign that Trump said he did not know about.
- Noem faced declining approval after two U.S. citizens were fatally shot by federal agents during operations.
- The change in position for Mullin and Noem will happen on March 31.
