Trump sacks Kristi Noem, the first cabinet casualty of his second term

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Michael Koziol

Washington: US President Donald Trump has sacked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who oversaw controversial immigration raids in major American cities, and now becomes the first person dumped from his cabinet in his second term.

Trump announced on Truth Social that Noem would be replaced by Oklahoma senator Markwayne Mullin at the end of the month. Noem, “who has served us well”, would become special envoy for a new western hemisphere security initiative, he said.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will depart at the end of the month.Bloomberg

It followed intense speculation in Washington that Trump may move against Noem after her testimony before Senate and House of Representatives committees this week.

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Michael Koziol is the North America correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. He is a former Sydney editor, Sun-Herald deputy editor and a federal political reporter in Canberra.Connect via X or email.