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📂 **Category**: Department of Homeland Security,Donald Trump news,Kristi Noem,Markwayne Mullin,trump nominees
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Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullen of Oklahoma is President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next Homeland Security secretary, following the firing of Kristi Noem on Thursday.
Watch Mullen’s remarks in the video player above.
Trump made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days after Noem faced questioning on Capitol Hill from GOP members and Democrats.
Read more: Trump succeeds Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security
Mullen told reporters at the Capitol that he would make the Department of Homeland Security “focused on protecting the homeland.”
“Whether you support me or not, I will be very focused on getting this done,” he added.
Mullen said he did not speak with Noem after the announcement.
Mullen added: “I’ll call her in just a second. Our families are very close, and this happened very quickly, so we’ll talk to her in just a second.”
He also said he spoke to Trump just before the announcement was made.
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