Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen Markwayne Mullin

President Donald Trump says hes replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen Markwayne Mullin. Trump says hell make Noem a Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, a new security initiative that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere. Noem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trumps second term.

President Donald Trump says he's replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen Markwayne Mullin. Trump made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days after Noem faced a grilling on Capitol Hill from GOP members as well as Democrats. Trump says he'll make Noem a ''Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,'' a new security initiative that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere. Noem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trump's second term. Noem's departure caps a tumultuous tenure overseeing immigration enforcement tactics that have been met with protests and lawsuits.

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