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What led to Trump's decision to replace Kristi Noem as DHS secretary

Name: What led to Trump's decision to replace Kristi Noem as DHS secretary
Uploaded: 2026-03-06T07:00:00-0500
Duration: 3 min 34 s
Description: President Trump is replacing Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary. Mr. Trump said Noem would be moving to a new role as special envoy for The Shield of the Americas. An administration source tells CBS News replacing Noem was "based on the culmination of her many unfortunate leadership failures."

President Trump is replacing Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary. Mr. Trump said Noem would be moving to a new role as special envoy for The Shield of the Americas. An administration source tells CBS News replacing Noem was "based on the culmination of her many unfortunate leadership failures."