Kristi Noem is out as DHS Secretary: Who is Markwayne Mullin, and will he be better?
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🗓️ 6 March 2026
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President Trump announced yesterday afternoon that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem would be reassigned to a new security initiative called The Shield of the Americas. While the move is not technically considered a demotion, the president’s frustrations with Noem have been growing for some time, with Tuesday’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee serving as the final straw. Yesterday afternoon, Trump nominated Sen. Markwayne Mullin as Noem’s replacement. So, who is Markwayne Mullin, what can we expect from his time as the head of DHS, and how can we find biblical encouragement in the face of our own sin struggles today?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Friday edition of the Daily Article Podcast from Denison Forum. I'm narrator, Chris Elkins, giving voice to today's daily article written by our senior editor for theology and author of The Focus, Dr. Ryan Denison. |
| 0:17.0 | President Trump announced yesterday afternoon that Department of Homeland Security Secretary, |
| 0:22.5 | Christine Noem, would be reassigned to a new security initiative called the Shield of the Americas. |
| 0:28.8 | While the move is not technically considered a demotion, |
| 0:31.5 | the president's frustrations with Noem have been growing for some time, |
| 0:34.9 | with Tuesday's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 0:37.8 | serving as the final straw. Many had called for Trump to fire Nome for months. With her handling |
| 0:43.4 | of ice activities in Minnesota, a particularly potent example of the way in which she seemed |
| 0:49.3 | ill-equipped for the job. After the shootings of both Renee Good and especially Alex Preddy, |
| 0:55.0 | known blatantly mischaracterized what occurred, which further exacerbated an already-tinted |
| 1:01.0 | situation. President Trump eventually removed her from the state and sent border czar Tom |
| 1:06.0 | Holman in to settle things down. However, her handling of ICE was not the only reason many have been calling for |
| 1:12.4 | someone else to take over. During the hearing, Noam was asked about spending nearly $300 million |
| 1:18.3 | on private jets, misappropriating advertising funds, and rumors that she was having an affair |
| 1:24.8 | with DHS special government employee, Corey Lewandowski, a charge that she |
| 1:30.3 | refused to deny while testifying under oath. Her alleged relationship with Lewandowski is |
| 1:36.0 | particularly important because he has come to play an outsized role in the department. As a special |
| 1:41.8 | government employee, Lewandowski was only supposed to remain with DHS for |
| 1:46.2 | 130 days, yet he has been a fixture around the office since the start of Trump's second term. |
| 1:53.1 | Moreover, his authority has risen to the point that his approval is typically required for any |
| 1:58.3 | purchases over $100,000. Noam denied that he had any part in approving |
| 2:03.4 | contracts during the hearing, but his name usually appeared just before hers on the checklist. However, |
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