{"id":2576608,"date":"2026-03-05T17:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-lawmakers-celebrate-fighter-markwayne-mullins-dhs-nomination\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T17:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:39:16","slug":"republican-lawmakers-celebrate-fighter-markwayne-mullins-dhs-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-lawmakers-celebrate-fighter-markwayne-mullins-dhs-nomination\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican lawmakers celebrate &#8216;fighter&#8217; Markwayne Mullin&#8217;s DHS nomination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-lawmakers-celebrate-fighter-markwayne-mullins-dhs-nomination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576608&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican lawmakers are celebrating President Trump\u2019s nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to be Homeland Security Secretary, viewing him as a strong replacement for Kristi Noem, who is moving to a new role as Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas.Trump announced Noem\u2019s ouster on Truth Social, praising Mullin as a fighter who will advance the America First agenda; Noem\u2019s departure is set for March 31.<\/p>\n<p>The piece notes broad GOP support for Mullin among colleagues such as lindsey Graham,John Thune,katie Britt,Todd Young,and James Lankford,with the senate GOP account sharing upbeat messages. Democrats are also weighing in, and there is some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/99-senators-sign-israel-hamas-resolution\/\" title=\"99 ...ators have endorsed the Israel-Hamas Resolution.\">cross-party backing<\/a> for Mullin from figures like gov. Kevin Stitt and Sen. John Fetterman. Thune indicated the confirmation process should move quickly, while there is discussion of Mullin perhaps vacating his Senate seat if confirmed. The article also references related coverage and embedded reactions on social media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Republican lawmakers celebrate &lsquo;fighter&rsquo; Markwayne Mullin&rsquo;s DHS nomination<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2524224\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican lawmakers are celebrating President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> choice to tap Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/markwayne-mullin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21441\">Markwayne Mullin<\/a> (R-OK) as Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\">Kristi Noem&rsquo;s<\/a> replacement while thanking Noem for her leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4482026\/trump-ousts-kristi-noem-department-homeland-security-chief-markwayne-mullin-take-place\/\">announced Noem&rsquo;s firing<\/a> on Truth Social on Thursday afternoon, designating her as the new &ldquo;Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,&rdquo; a new Western Hemisphere security initiative. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-abandoned-his-guard-soldiers-when-they-needed-him-most\/\" title=\"Walz Abandoned His Guard Soldiers When They Needed Him Most\">announced &#038;ldquo<\/a>;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116178030946996760\">MAGA Warrior<\/a>&rdquo; Mullin as Noem&rsquo;s replacement, saying he &ldquo;truly gets along well with people, and knows the Wisdom and Courage required to Advance our America First Agenda.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4482276\/what-happens-to-markwayne-mullin-senate-seat-dhs\/\">What happens to Mullin&#8217;s Senate seat if confirmed as DHS head<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4482209\/markwayne-mullin-excited-nomination-homeland-security-secretary\/\">Markwayne Mullin &#8216;excited&#8217; about DHS chief nomination: &#8216;I had to call my dad&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4482114\/democrats-react-kristi-noem-dhs-ouster-markwayne-mullin-nomination\/\">Democrats react to Noem&#8217;s DHS ouster and Markwayne Mullin&#8217;s nomination<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"737\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/2029637861289664959?s=20\">posted on X<\/a> that he thought &ldquo;it was time for change&rdquo; at the head of the Department of Homeland Security. Graham said Trump &ldquo;could not have chosen a better candidate&rdquo; for the job than Mullin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I appreciate Secretary Noem&rsquo;s service to our country. She will do a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >great job dealing<\/a> with the drug cartels in her new role as Special Envoy for The Shield of Americas, and I know she will continue to contribute in the future. However, I think it was time for a change,&rdquo; Graham said.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"178\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) told reporters he would work to move quickly on Mullin&rsquo;s confirmation process.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s obviously pretty well vetted around here, so hopefully we can get the process going because I think that&rsquo;s a position that&rsquo;s going to need to be filled quickly,&rdquo; Thune said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thune calls Mullin a &#8220;fresh set of eyes and fresh approach&#8221; to running DHS after Noem&#8217;s rocky tenure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think some of the things that Tom Holman has emphasized since he&#8217;s been more heavily engaged on the scene, and especially with the steps he took in Minneapolis, I think&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Sivak (@DISivak) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DISivak\/status\/2029643752495518118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/katie-britt\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2057\">Katie Britt<\/a> (R-FL) congratulated Mullin and thanked Noem &ldquo;for her service to our nation and all the work she did to execute President Trump&rsquo;s agenda to make our southern border and interior safer and more secure than ever before.&rdquo; Britt <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenKatieBritt\/status\/2029639101574492523?s=20\">said<\/a> she looks forward to supporting Mullin&rsquo;s confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>Many more of Mullin&rsquo;s Senate colleagues have congratulated Mullin and said they will support his confirmation, including Sens. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenToddYoung\/status\/2029644703847616890?s=20\">Todd Young<\/a> (R-IN), John Barrasso (R-WY), and Mullin&rsquo;s seatmate, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-lankford\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"966\">James Lankford<\/a> (R-OK).<\/p>\n<p>The Senate GOP account posted a picture of Mullin, echoing Trump&rsquo;s words about his leadership capabilities. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WAOBUxqkE7\">pic.twitter.com\/WAOBUxqkE7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Senate Republicans (@SenateGOP) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenateGOP\/status\/2029639717176680655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4482114\/democrats-react-kristi-noem-dhs-ouster-markwayne-mullin-nomination\/\">DEMOCRATS REACT TO NOEM&rsquo;S DHS OUSTER AND MARKWAYNE MULLIN&rsquo;S NOMINATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But GOP senators aren&rsquo;t the only ones weighing in; Mullin has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-unveils-platform-for-2022-ark-governor-race\/\" title=\"Sarah Huckabee Sanders unveils platform for 2022 Ark. governor race\">garnered support<\/a> from such leaders as Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) and Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), with the former calling Mullin a &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovStitt\/status\/2029640252659585335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2029640252659585335%7Ctwgr%5E3eab7631739013d4d82824aab2e8c47bb7d12a4e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D4482337action%3Dedit\">fighter<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Noem&rsquo;s ouster is effective March 31. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP backs Mullin for DHS; Noem ousted as envoy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2576609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26064723594421.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75174,46834,48442],"class_list":["post-2576608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dhs-nomination","tag-markwayne-mullin","tag-republican-lawmakers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26064723594421.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576608"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576612,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576608\/revisions\/2576612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}