President Donald Trump has replaced Kristi Noem with Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin as the DHS Secretary, effective March 31. Noem will take on the role of special envoy for the Western Hemisphere. The move comes after months of controversy, including the shootings in Minneapolis.
Trump was reportedly displeased with Noem's answers during a Congressional hearing, particularly regarding a $200 million ad campaign featuring herself urging migrants to self-deport.
The ads have begun to resurface, showing Noem in a cowboy getup on a horse, interspersed with visuals of Trump. Noem addresses viewers touting the American dream and way of life, warning those trying to enter the US illegally of consequences.
A ProPublica report on March 4 stated that a firm tied to Noem secretly got money from the $220 million DHS ad contracts.
