"Noem's ouster was a long time coming. But it's worth stressing that she doesn't seem to have lost her job because of the many controversies that have plagued her tenure, including the killing of two US citizens by immigration agents. Rather, she committed the cardinal sin of making Trump look stupid."
"The Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana told Bloomberg that Trump was not a happy cowboy, after Noem said in a Senate committee that the president had approved the extremely expensive ad campaign. I remember thinking that the secretary's pretty much as dead as fried chicken."
"Trump 2.0 has been noticeably more stable in that regard: Noem's departure marks the first time this term that Trump has replaced a cabinet member. But more exits may soon be under way. There is currently a target on attorney general Pam Bondi's back, with top Democrats urging Trump to fire her next."
Kristi Noem was reassigned from her position as homeland security secretary to become special envoy for the Shield of the Americas after spending $220 million on a taxpayer-funded advertising campaign promoting migrant self-deportation. Her removal followed her statement to a Senate committee that Trump had approved the costly campaign, which reportedly angered the president. Markwayne Mullin, a former mixed-martial artist and Republican senator, will replace her. Noem's departure marks the first cabinet replacement of Trump's second term, contrasting with the instability of his first administration. Her ouster appears driven by embarrassing Trump rather than her controversial record, which included deaths of US citizens by immigration agents.
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