Of Joel Malmen, Hedda Hallsenius
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Donald Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, he announces on Truth Social.
Her replacement will be Markwayne Mullin, senator and former MMA practitioner from Oklahoma.
Noem is instead appointed special envoy for “The shield of the Americas”, a new security initiative for the Western Hemisphere which, according to Trump, will be presented on Saturday.
On Tuesday, Noem was questioned before the Senate, which, according to the WSJ’s sources, contributed to Trump’s decision. Among other things, Noem was asked about his decision to spend 200 million dollars, equivalent to around 1.8 billion kroner, on an advertising campaign that encouraged return migration.
Noem claimed Trump approved the campaign, which Trump denied.
