WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after President Trump nominated U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
"I appreciate Secretary Noem's service to our country. She will do a great job dealing with the drug cartels in her new role as Special Envoy for The Shield of Americas, and I know she will continue to contribute in the future. However, I think it was time for a change.
"President Trump could not have chosen a better candidate to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security than Senator Markwayne Mullin.
"Markwayne understands the enemies we face,...