New Delhi, March 6 -- President Donald Trump announced on March 5 that he is removing Kristi Noem from her role as Secretary of Homeland Security and will nominate Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to replace her, effective March 31, 2026.

In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that Noem "has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!)" and that she will now become the "Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas," a position tied to the new Western Hemisphere security initiative.

This marks the first Cabinet secretary to be removed during Trump's second term, though Trump has positioned Noem as a leader of this new regional strategy rather than leaving the administration ent...