Trump nominates US Senator Markwayne Mullin to succeed Kristi Noem
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President Trump announced that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will resign at the end of the month after serving just over a year. She will be replaced by Sen. Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma. Trump praised Noem, stating, "has served us well," and assigned her a new role as "Envoy for The Shield of the Americas."

The change follows criticism of Noem regarding a $200 million ad campaign that urged illegal immigrants to deport voluntarily.

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