President Donald Trump has dismissed Homeland Security Secretary Kristie Noem. Bernie Bennett has this report from Washington. VERBATIM: President Donald Trump said 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 […]
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TRUMP FIRES NOEM
President Donald Trump has dismissed Homeland Security Secretary Kristie Noem.
Bernie Bennett has this report from Washington.
VERBATIM:
President Donald Trump said 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. Bernie Bennett, Washington.