"It sounds like from people close to him, very close to him, who can speak to his thinking, the quote that I was given was it was a combination of her many unfortunate leadership failures, from Minnesota to the ad campaign, to the allegations of an affair."
"Secretary Noem was questioned about the $200 million in advertising that she authorized that featured her prominently on horseback at Mount Rushmore. It was an ad campaign about border security. And she told Congress that the president approved of that campaign, even though apparently he did not."
"There were also these rumors of an affair with Corey Lewandowski, special government employee who was serving as an advisor. He is also married. And reports floating in the last several weeks that Noem had sought to appoint Lewandowski as her chief of staff, but the president blocked that decision."
President Trump dismissed Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem following multiple controversies. Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich cited sources close to Trump indicating the decision stemmed from Noem's leadership failures, a problematic $200 million advertising campaign featuring her at Mount Rushmore that she falsely claimed Trump approved, and rumors of an affair with special government employee Corey Lewandowski. Noem had attempted to appoint Lewandowski as chief of staff, but Trump blocked the decision amid the affair allegations. The ad campaign, which focused on border security, ultimately proved decisive in Trump's choice to remove her. Markwayne Mullin was elevated to replace Noem, and Lewandowski was also expected to leave the Department of Homeland Security.
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