Senator Markwayne Mullin spoke to reporters after President Trump fired Kristi Noem as DHS Chief.
President Trump on Thursday afternoonfiredKristi Noem as DHS Chief and immediately announced that Senator Markwayne Mullin (OK) will become the next Secretary of Homeland Security effective March 31.
Markwayne Mullin will have to be confirmed by the Senate.
Mullin gaggled with the press minutes after President made the announcement.
MORE: Senator Mullin (R-OK) just gaggled with press on the Capitol Steps for a few minutes.
Said Sen. Fetterman (D-PA) already spoke to him on the phone. Fetterman says he will vote yes to confirm Mullin.pic.twitter.com/OQJ8xOsMn7
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_)March 5, 2026
Mullin was asked if he had spoken to Noem.
“Have you talked to Secretary Noem yet?” a Fox News reporter asked Mullin.
“I haven’t, I’m actually, neither one of us had time to talk, so I’m going to go give her a call in just a second. You know, we’re, our families are very close and this happened very quick, so we’re going to, we are going to have a conversation with her in just a second,” Mullin said.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
