{"id":2576643,"date":"2026-03-05T18:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-silent-on-kristi-noem-firing-during-first-public-appearance\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:54:19","slug":"trump-silent-on-kristi-noem-firing-during-first-public-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-silent-on-kristi-noem-firing-during-first-public-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump silent on Kristi Noem firing during first public appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Ftrump-silent-on-kristi-noem-firing-during-first-public-appearance%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=2576643&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>Trump did not address Kristi Noem\u2019s firing as Homeland Security secretary in his first public appearance since the ouster, choosing instead to appear with soccer star Lionel Messi at a White House event for Inter Miami CF. He praised several cabinet members, including Marco Rubio, but made no mention of Noem. Trump announced that Sen. Markwayne Mullin will replace Noem as DHS secretary and will take on the title of Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas, beginning March 31; Noem will assume that envoy role as well. the firing is described as the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-kamala-harris-senior-adviser-symone-sanders-to-leave-white-house\/\" title=\"Report: Kamala Harris ...ior Adviser Symone Sanders to Leave White House\">high-profile departure<\/a> of Trump\u2019s second term, following Noem\u2019s combative congressional hearings, during which she claimed Trump approved a $220 million border-security ad campaign\u2014an assertion Trump said he never heard about. Kennedy said Trump was \u201cpissed\u201d after the hearing, and Noem later posted on X thanking Trump for the new appointment.  <\/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\">Trump silent on Kristi Noem firing in first public appearance since ouster<\/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>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> did not address the recent firing of Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3710\">Kristi Noem<\/a>, nor did he respond to questions about the secretary during his first public appearance since her Thursday afternoon ouster.<\/p>\n<p>Trump appeared with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/soccer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1418\">soccer<\/a> superstar Lionel Messi at a White House event for Inter Miami CF, the winners of the 2025 Major League Soccer Cup. He notably praised several Cabinet members, including Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"51\">Marco Rubio<\/a>, who attended the event, but was silent about Noem&rsquo;s pending departure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4482593\/trump-tucker-carlson-not-maga-iran-strikes\/\">Trump says Tucker Carlson is &#8216;not MAGA&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4482569\/trump-us-focus-cuba-after-iran-in-couple-weeks\/\">Trump all but declares US will turn focus to Cuba after Iran in &#8216;a couple of weeks&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4482231\/watch-awkward-moment-noem-stage-after-firing\/\">WATCH: The awkward moment Noem takes the stage shortly after being fired by Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m telling you, he&rsquo;s going to go down as the best Secretary of State in the country&rsquo;s history. Marco Rubio, I don&rsquo;t want him to get too popular,&rdquo; Trump teased. &ldquo;When they get too popular, all of a sudden, you see where&rsquo;s Marco. He&rsquo;s not around anymore. I don&rsquo;t see him. He&rsquo;s doing some job.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Rubio, according to Trump, has &ldquo;been doing a fantastic job on a place called Cuba,&rdquo; which Trump claimed could face the same treatment as Iran, a reference to the joint U.S.-Israel strikes on the Middle Eastern nation. <\/p>\n<p>The president also praised Attorney General Pam Bondi as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-confident-trump-will-be-fully-supportive-of-him-keeping-speakers-gavel-after-big-msg-event-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Johnson confident ... will be \u2018fully supportive\u2019 of him keeping speaker\u2019s gavel after big MSG event - Washington Examiner\">terrific person&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and several other Cabinet members, including the Treasury, Labor, and Transportation Secretaries.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And [Bondi&rsquo;s] proving how tough she is. And I think the next three years, she&rsquo;s going to really prove it,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Secretary Scott Bessent, Lori Chavez-Deremer, and Sean Duffy, thank you, everybody. What a great team and U.S. Trade Representative, who&rsquo;s done incredible deals, unbelievable Jamieson Greer, thank you, Jamieson.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He did not heap any praise on Noem despite claiming she had &ldquo;served us well&rdquo; hours before the event. <\/p>\n<p>Trump announced on Truth Social that 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) will replace Noem, who is taking on the title of &ldquo;Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas,&rdquo; starting on March 31.<\/p>\n<p>It marks the most high-profile ouster of Trump&rsquo;s second term so far. Trump previously reassigned Michael Waltz, who had previously served as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President ... to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">national security adviser<\/a>,&nbsp;as U.N. Ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>Noem&rsquo;s disastrous and combative <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/live-updates-kristi-noem-house-hearing-immigration-dhs-oversight\/?highlight=4480910\">congressional hearings this week<\/a> were the final straw for an embattled secretary.<\/p>\n<p>The president was particularly incensed that Noem told Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) that Trump signed off on a $220 million border security advertising campaign. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I never knew anything about it,&rdquo; Trump told Reuters&nbsp;Thursday morning, refuting Noem&rsquo;s testimony.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy later told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Trump was &ldquo;pissed&rdquo; after the Senate hearing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president and I talked to each other straight up and honestly. And he was pissed,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Let me put it this way &mdash; he wasn&rsquo;t pissed at me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><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\/\">TRUMP OUSTS KRISTI NOEM AS DHS CHIEF AND TAPS MARKWAYNE MULLIN TO TAKE HER PLACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Noem <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sec_Noem\/status\/2029647010002055467?s=20\">took to X<\/a> to thank Trump for appointing her as the Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas.<\/p>\n<p><em>David Sivak contributed to this report. <\/em><\/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>Trump silent on Noem firing during first appearance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2576644,"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\/AP26064798647090.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4274,75177,58235,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2576643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-firing","tag-first_public_appearance","tag-kristinoem","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26064798647090.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576643","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\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576643"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576647,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576643\/revisions\/2576647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}