{"id":2576653,"date":"2026-03-05T19:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-administration-officials-spill-internal-reaction-to-noem-firing\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:11:10","slug":"senior-administration-officials-spill-internal-reaction-to-noem-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-administration-officials-spill-internal-reaction-to-noem-firing\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior administration officials spill internal reaction to Noem firing"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fsenior-administration-officials-spill-internal-reaction-to-noem-firing%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=2576653&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>The Washington Examiner reports that Kristi Noem was ousted as Homeland Security secretary by President Trump, sparking relief and celebration among DHS insiders after more than a year of controversy and internal friction. The piece portrays a team atmosphere strained by Noem\u2019s aggressive stance and the influential role of Corey Lewandowski, suggesting their approach hindered senior DHS officials and elaborate border-enforcement efforts, including a turbulent interior border operation in Minneapolis. Tom Homan was dispatched to stabilize the border mission, and several sources express hope that Lewandowski would also depart.Noem\u2019s tenure faced scrutiny over noncompetitive contracts, an alleged affair with Lewandowski, and oversight concerns surrounding a $220 million DHS advertising contract that she claimed Trump supported. Trump announced that Markwayne Mullin would replace Noem on March 31, and that Noem would take a new role as Special Envoy for The Shield of the americas, to be unveiled in Florida.  <\/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\">Tears of joy and relief: DHS and Trump insiders celebrate Kristi Noem departure<\/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><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong>&nbsp;Joy, celebration, and even happy tears swept through <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> agency offices Thursday afternoon as news that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> had removed Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\">Kristi Noem<\/a> from her post.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"339\">Trump administration insiders<\/a>, including <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">senior DHS officials, told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner&nbsp;<\/em>they were stunned by Trump&rsquo;s sudden decision to replace Noem at the helm of<\/span> the third<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-budget-proposes-slashing-600-million-from-dhs-amid-growing-threats\/\" title=\"Biden budget proposes slashing 0 million from ... amid growing threats\">-largest federal department<\/a>, following several months of scandal and negative press.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4482434\/dhs-review-contract-camp-east-montana-measles\/\">DHS reviewing contract for El Paso detention facility with measles outbreak<\/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<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4480220\/supreme-court-rules-courts-defer-immigration-judges-asylum\/\">Supreme Court rules courts must defer to immigration judges in asylum cases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>But the shock was short-lived as relief and joy set in among those who had worked under and even alongside Noem and her adviser, special government employee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/corey-lewandowski\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1184\">Corey Lewandowski<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People in the office are actually crying out of happiness,&rdquo; said one person.<\/p>\n<p>Noem served in her post for more than 13 months and helped the White House carry out its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8775\">mass deportation operation<\/a>. She was frequently out in front of cameras while visiting with DHS employees nationwide and was the star of flashy social media videos, but behind closed doors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-if-youre-looking-for-election-rigging-look-no-further-than-media-treatment-of-hunter-biden-saga\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Carlson: &#039;If You&#039;re Looking for Election Rigging, Look No Further&#039; Than Media Treatment of Hunter Biden Saga\">senior officials<\/a> in Washington and in the field said her team made their jobs incredibly difficult.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen fake news and calls for resignation. I usually sympathize with the principle and instinctively, and actually, know the stories of their behavior are overstated or inaccurate. I cannot say that today,&rdquo; a senior DHS official wrote in a text message Thursday afternoon. &ldquo;Her actions have led to the reputational loss of the DHS.&nbsp;Her continued hobbling of the component heads leads to more negativity regarding law enforcement pros.&nbsp;I suspect this is hard for POTUS, he deserves better!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable meeting on antifa in the State Dining Room at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Washington, as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem listens. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another source, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">senior administration official<\/a>, initially responded with an emoji of a smiling face with a halo, suggesting joy at the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>That official pointed out that Lewandowski, though a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >special government employee legally bound<\/a> to work fewer than 130 days per year, played a significant role in day-to-day operations across DHS. Lewandowski&rsquo;s future remains to be seen, but all who spoke with the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>were hopeful that he would depart along with Noem.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The leaders of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/customs-and-border-protection\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1764\">CBP<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ICE\">ICE<\/a> will be able to do their job without constant interference and harassment by Corey Lewandowski,&rdquo; the official wrote in a text message, optimistic that Lewandowski would also depart soon.<\/p>\n<p>In January, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> was first to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4423912\/noem-lewandowski-campaign-oust-trump-border-leader-sources\/\">report<\/a> that Noem and Lewandowski were waging an internal campaign to force Trump&rsquo;s hand-picked commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Rodney Scott, to resign because he had pushed back over the DHS&rsquo;s aggressive approach to deportations and Lewandowski&rsquo;s legal authority to continue working.<\/p>\n<p>Sources <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4423912\/noem-lewandowski-campaign-oust-trump-border-leader-sources\/\">said<\/a> the lengths that the two took to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4423912\/noem-lewandowski-campaign-oust-trump-border-leader-sources\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4423912\">push Scott toward the exit <\/a>were &ldquo;evil,&rdquo; even forcing his top staff members to take random jobs across the department in various parts of the country to make his work unpleasant. Noem and Lewandowski were said to be eyeing Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks to replace Scott, though Scott has refused to resign.<\/p>\n<p>Noem and Lewandowski had also tapped Border Patrol&rsquo;s El Centro, California, chief Greg Bovino, to singlehandedly lead Border Patrol operations in the interior of the country, assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>After descending on several cities in mid-2025 through early 2026, the operations had devolved into a chaotic state in Minneapolis, and Noem was forced to remove Bovino from his job overseeing the at-large operations, as public support in polls declined swiftly following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<p>White House border czar Tom Homan was dispatched to Minneapolis for several weeks and has since steered the operation in a single operation that will focus on arresting specific violent illegal immigrants, not approaching or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-cpb-head-slams-bidens-new-guidelines-on-ice-arrests\/\" title=\"Fmr CPB head slams Biden\u2019s new guidelines on ICE arrests\">arresting illegal immigrants<\/a> in public. Homan, the former acting director of ICE, also streamlined one chain of command for ICE operations, aided by other federal agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Given Lewandowski&rsquo;s heavy-handedness in immigration operations behind the scenes, the second person was doubtful that Lewandowski would depart.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Corey will endure, and he should be investigated and condemned for his malicious influence,&rdquo; the official wrote.<\/p>\n<p>A fourth person, a senior DHS official, said Lewandowski &ldquo;should be gone too, but it wouldn&rsquo;t hurt for some folks to ask openly and make sure that happens!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A fifth person, a former senior official, stated in a text message, &ldquo;Hopefully we have seen the last of Corey,&rdquo; adding that &ldquo;he is not a good person.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Noem has accumulated a mountain of personal and professional problems in recent months that ranged from her department&rsquo;s issuance of noncompeted contracts, an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4480352\/kristi-noem-erupts-democrats-question-alleged-affair-corey-lewandowski\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4480352\">alleged extramarital affair with Lewandowski<\/a>, her portrayal of events of two police-involved shootings in Minnesota, and other concerns that lawmakers voiced in oversight hearings this week.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, even some Republicans, on the House and Senate&rsquo;s judiciary committees <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/live-updates-kristi-noem-house-hearing-immigration-dhs-oversight\/\">grilled<\/a> Noem over the allotment of a $220 million DHS contract for advertisements that prominently featured the secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was upset Wednesday and Thursday over Noem&rsquo;s claim on Capitol Hill that she had discussed the massive contract with him and had his support for moving forward with the expenditure, <em>Punchbowl News<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/archive\/3526-am\/\">reported<\/a>. Hours later, Trump posted 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) would replace Noem and that Noem would move into a new administration position.<\/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 SECRETARY AND TAPS MARKWAYNE MULLIN TO TAKE HER PLACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The DHS did not respond to a request for comment on when Noem will officially depart the department, but Trump said Mullin will step in as her replacement on March 31.<\/p>\n<p>Noem will lead a Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, a new security initiative in the Western Hemisphere slated to be rolled out in Doral, Florida, this weekend, according to Trump.<\/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>DHS insiders cheer Noem exit under Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2576654,"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\/2025\/12\/AP25321721937600-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4106,4274,8794,5894,75178],"class_list":["post-2576653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-administration","tag-firing","tag-noem","tag-politics","tag-senior-officials-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25321721937600-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576653","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\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576653"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576657,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576653\/revisions\/2576657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}