Trump (R) on 3/5/2026, Announced that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (R) will be Stepping Down on 3/31/2025, after Serving for just over a Year in Her Role, and Tapping Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), to take Her Post, Effective 3/31/2026.
He added that Noem, whom He said "has served U.S. well", will take over a New Role called "Envoy for The Shield of the Americas." Trump Described that Position as One that Will Lead, "our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere." Trump said the New Program will focus on Security Co-Operation among Countries in the Western Hemisphere. The Iinitiative Aims to Strengthen COrdination between Nnations in North America and South America. It will Focus on Issues such as: Border Security, Crime Prevention, and Regional Safety.
Noem had Fallen In-and-Out of Trump’s Favor Off-and On over Her Tenure, but Her Comments this Week before Lawmakers over an Ad Campaign and whether Trump had Approved it Incensed Trump over the Edge.
In the Congressional Hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday, Lawmakers also Questioned Noem on a $200 million Ad Campaign She Oversaw that Urged Aanyone in the U.S. Illegally to Deport Voluntarily. The Ad Campaign, which was Conducted mostly in English, featured Noem. According to Ad Impact, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has spent almost $80 million to Air these Ads since the Start of 2025, not including the Cost of Production.
Noem on Tuesday, told the Senate Panel that the President Approved the Multimillion-Dollar Ad Campaign, a Claim that the White House Denied. “POTUS did not sign off on a $220 MILLION dollar ad campaign. Absolutely not," a White House Official said.
As Homeland Security Secretary, Noem has Overseen a Nationwide Campaign to Ramp-Up Deportations of Migrants and Crack-Down on other Forms of Immigration, One of Trump’s Key Campaign Promises. But the Administration’s Actions in Minneapolis, including the Deployment of Thousands of Federal Troops to Conduct Immigration Enforcement Activities using at Times Brutal Tactics, led to Intense Bipartisan Criticism of Noem’s Leadership of the DHS.
At Senate and Hous Hearings this week, Noem faced Questions from Lawmakers on Capitol Hill, over the Deaths of Two Americans who were Killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis, and over the Administration’s Mass Arrests of Immigrants with No Criminal Records or Convictions.
Noem Declined to Apologize for Calling Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Two Americans who have been Killed by Federal Agents, “Domestic Terrorists,” though She Conceded that Investigations into the Two Deaths are Still Ongoing.
Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Lisa Murkowski (D-HK) in 1/2025 Called for Noem to Step-Down, with Tillis telling Reporters He couldn’t “think of any point of pride over the last year” of Her Tenure.
Noem also Garnered Negative Media Attention for the Trump Administration over Her Intent to Purchase a $70 million Luxury Jet that She Claimed would be Renovated to Accommodate Deportation Flights. Last month, Current and Former Coast Guard Officials said, that the Relationship between Noem and Coast Guard Officials had become Strained.
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