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BumRushDaShow

(169,903 posts)
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:00 AM Mar 7

'She's gone': Mood at DHS shifts after Kristi Noem's departure, sources say

Source: msn/ABC News

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After word came that President Donald Trump fired Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday, the mood at the department suddenly shifted, a source inside the agency told ABC News. "She's gone," the source told ABC News, saying that there was a sigh of relief within the agency.

Noem is slated to leave her position on March 31, according to Trump, and will take a newly created position, Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas. The president said more details of that position would be revealed on Saturday. Trump named Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin as her replacement.

Noem's departure marked months of controversy and internal struggles inside the department, according to sources, with the secretary coming under scrutiny for her multimillion dollar advertising campaigns, photo ops during Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and her statements following of the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal law enforcement in Minneapolis.

Noem and her chief adviser Corey Lewandowski -- who is reportedly also departing DHS -- both had a knack for lashing out, yelling and berating staff that crossed them, according to sources.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/she-s-gone-mood-at-dhs-shifts-after-kristi-noem-s-departure-sources-say/ar-AA1XGlHE



The Munchkins have a song for that.
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'She's gone': Mood at DHS shifts after Kristi Noem's departure, sources say (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Mar 7 OP
A sigh of relief that Noem is going? Omnipresent Mar 7 #1
That is the issue. OldBaldy1701E Mar 7 #9
"The only reason I'm not in Prison is because of my wife" Bengus81 Mar 7 #26
They could never be Klingon! BidenRocks Mar 7 #29
Indeed. OldBaldy1701E Mar 8 #33
Smooth! BidenRocks Mar 8 #34
Had to look it up, but I get it.... electric_blue68 Mar 9 #39
That was what I was thinking PatSeg Mar 7 #15
Ding dong. twodogsbarking Mar 7 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author iluvtennis Mar 7 #5
That is an insult to all practicing Witches. niyad Mar 7 #10
I'm certainly not a fan of Noem COL Mustard Mar 7 #3
Exactly. niyad Mar 7 #11
No one is going to be better BonnieJW Mar 7 #12
What concerns me COL Mustard Mar 7 #17
Mullin can do himself a solid by Aviation Pro Mar 7 #4
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.... groundloop Mar 7 #6
Noem without the Botox -- sure, that'll be great ( t) Pinback Mar 7 #7
Two shiver inducing macabre creatures. Joinfortmill Mar 7 #8
Does this mean Markwayne will leave a Senate vacancy? Nt Trueblue Texan Mar 7 #13
Yes BumRushDaShow Mar 7 #18
Can't believe this ignorant goober is a Senator. travelingthrulife Mar 7 #20
trump fires her, Bayard Mar 7 #14
ABC's original link SouthBayDem Mar 7 #16
Special envoy for the shield of America?? travelingthrulife Mar 7 #19
You can scrape the shit off of your shoes but the stink remains. twodogsbarking Mar 7 #21
GOOD one! calimary Mar 8 #30
Farm memories. twodogsbarking Mar 8 #32
Be careful what you wish for. louis-t Mar 7 #22
The Nazi Greg Bovino was a bully too - the ultimate cosplaying SS commander, yet.... BumRushDaShow Mar 7 #24
Yep. Pretty much. calimary Mar 8 #31
Mullin will probably institute daily weight lifting sessions a la Kegsbreath Callie1979 Mar 7 #23
Which old witch? BaronChocula Mar 7 #25
A witch once turned me into a newt. Ray Bruns Mar 7 #28
A newt? BaronChocula Mar 8 #37
Why yes I did. Ray Bruns Mar 9 #38
As someone else stated: Ray Bruns Mar 7 #27
Manynames Mullin is just a meathead GenThePerservering Mar 8 #35
From what I've read.. I think Noem & Cha Mar 8 #36

OldBaldy1701E

(11,178 posts)
9. That is the issue.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:35 AM
Mar 7

He is worse than her.

She is just vapid and shallow. (And, a decent candidate for Dunning Kruger.)

He is absolutely vile and so worthless that his only way to get anywhere is to be a huge bully who thinks that the only way to operate is like a Klingon ship. (You advance in the ranks by killing those above you.)

That is something that you just know that yokel would love to practice, mainly because he has so little of anything else.

Bengus81

(10,174 posts)
26. "The only reason I'm not in Prison is because of my wife"
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 02:58 PM
Mar 7

That a direct quote from the new leader of ICE. Gawd............

BidenRocks

(3,279 posts)
29. They could never be Klingon!
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:07 PM
Mar 7

They have No Honor!

They are writing victory songs while the fighting has just started.

electric_blue68

(26,891 posts)
39. Had to look it up, but I get it....
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:46 PM
Mar 9

There's an Enterprise 2 part episode...
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that involves that; a smooth forehead.

PatSeg

(53,214 posts)
15. That was what I was thinking
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:03 AM
Mar 7

But I expected someone like Markwayne. Whenever Trump gets rid of someone, they are usually replaced with someone worse.

Response to twodogsbarking (Reply #2)

COL Mustard

(8,232 posts)
3. I'm certainly not a fan of Noem
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:47 AM
Mar 7

But I’m not sure Mullin will be any better. He’s likely to challenge any disagreement with physical force. Remember “Stand your butt up”?

COL Mustard

(8,232 posts)
17. What concerns me
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:10 AM
Mar 7

Is if Vance becomes President, either Miller or Vought will become VP, and then we're really screwed. This is just amateur hour. They would be malignant and professionally evil.

Aviation Pro

(15,591 posts)
4. Mullin can do himself a solid by
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:50 AM
Mar 7

Announcing that he will cancel the planes contract but he won’t.

groundloop

(13,863 posts)
6. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss....
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:15 AM
Mar 7

I'm afraid it's not going to be any better. About the only difference is that Mullin probably won't be carrying on an affair with Corey Lewandowski.

BumRushDaShow

(169,903 posts)
18. Yes
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:37 AM
Mar 7

but in most states, it can be filled with an appointee until the special election and in this case, we are talking OK.

travelingthrulife

(5,210 posts)
19. Special envoy for the shield of America??
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:56 AM
Mar 7

So is she going to continue her reign of terror in Mexico, Central and South America?

louis-t

(24,623 posts)
22. Be careful what you wish for.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 01:01 PM
Mar 7

MWM will be no picnic. He's a bully. He starts fights with anyone who crosses him. But I'm still glad she's gone.

BumRushDaShow

(169,903 posts)
24. The Nazi Greg Bovino was a bully too - the ultimate cosplaying SS commander, yet....
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 02:13 PM
Mar 7
Gregory Bovino removed from his role as US Border Patrol commander at large, The Atlantic reports

When the P.R. machine can't save them, then they get "moved" elsewhere or out the door.

calimary

(90,079 posts)
31. Yep. Pretty much.
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 03:01 AM
Mar 8

When the PR machine can’t save you, you’ll probably get “moved” elsewhere, or out the door.

I think the donald figures it’s cheaper in the long run to “kick ‘em sideways” into some new job. If they hate it, they might leave on their own. But if the new job can benefit them in some way, what the hell? Maybe it winds up making them bigger, stronger, and more of a threat.

Callie1979

(1,352 posts)
23. Mullin will probably institute daily weight lifting sessions a la Kegsbreath
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 02:10 PM
Mar 7

Plus institute new "tough guy" grooming regs

Ray Bruns

(6,380 posts)
27. As someone else stated:
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 04:53 PM
Mar 7

“Replacing Kristy Noem with Markwayne Mullin is like replacing syphilis with gonorrhea”

Cha

(319,168 posts)
36. From what I've read.. I think Noem &
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 06:24 PM
Mar 8

Mullin are equally Sickly Insane.. in their own particular Psychotic way.

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