President Donald Trump left the world stunned on Thursday after making an abrupt decision to fire his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration's immigration crackdown.
Trump mentioned more about how he would be nominating in her place, Oklahoma's Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin, making the announcement on social media today.
The news comes after Noem faced mounting criticism over her leadership skills in this department, including the handling of the administration's immigration crackdown and disaster response. She faced constant questioning from both Democrats and the GOP on Capitol Hill, sources shared.
Trump then went on to add how he would be making Noem a special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, which is a new security initiative that would focus on the Western Hemisphere.
Shockingly, Noem took the stage to address a DHS event moments after Trump's announcement on social media, but failed to discuss anything related to this.