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BumRushDaShow

(168,604 posts)
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 07:00 AM Saturday

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

OldBaldy1701E

(10,950 posts)
9. That is the issue.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:35 AM
Saturday

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

(10,087 posts)
26. "The only reason I'm not in Prison is because of my wife"
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 02:58 PM
Saturday

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

BidenRocks

(3,155 posts)
29. They could never be Klingon!
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:07 PM
Saturday

They have No Honor!

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

PatSeg

(53,122 posts)
15. That was what I was thinking
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:03 AM
Saturday

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

(8,145 posts)
3. I'm certainly not a fan of Noem
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:47 AM
Saturday

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

(8,145 posts)
17. What concerns me
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:10 AM
Saturday

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

(15,499 posts)
4. Mullin can do himself a solid by
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:50 AM
Saturday

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

groundloop

(13,746 posts)
6. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss....
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:15 AM
Saturday

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

(168,604 posts)
18. Yes
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:37 AM
Saturday

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

travelingthrulife

(5,046 posts)
19. Special envoy for the shield of America??
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:56 AM
Saturday

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

louis-t

(24,599 posts)
22. Be careful what you wish for.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 01:01 PM
Saturday

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

(168,604 posts)
24. The Nazi Greg Bovino was a bully too - the ultimate cosplaying SS commander, yet....
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 02:13 PM
Saturday
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

(89,762 posts)
31. Yep. Pretty much.
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 03:01 AM
22 hrs ago

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

(1,280 posts)
23. Mullin will probably institute daily weight lifting sessions a la Kegsbreath
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 02:10 PM
Saturday

Plus institute new "tough guy" grooming regs

Ray Bruns

(6,229 posts)
27. As someone else stated:
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 04:53 PM
Saturday

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

Cha

(318,483 posts)
36. From what I've read.. I think Noem &
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 06:24 PM
7 hrs ago

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

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