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DemocratSinceBirth

(101,856 posts)
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 02:55 PM Mar 5

***Breaking News*** Kristi Noem Is Out At The Department of Homeland Security

Developing... "There are decades where nothing happens. There are days where decades happen."

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***Breaking News*** Kristi Noem Is Out At The Department of Homeland Security (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Mar 5 OP
Looks like JustAnotherGen Mar 5 #1
they don't have to be good, smart, or competent. barbtries Mar 5 #46
👋 underpants Mar 5 #2
OMG ABC123Easy Mar 5 #4
If she's smart she'd start looking over property in Hungary Vogon_Glory Mar 5 #33
You lost me at "if she's smart". n/t eggplant Mar 5 #50
eggplant... Upthevibe Mar 5 #67
In her case, being smart is hypothetical Vogon_Glory Mar 5 #69
thread winner! mike_c Mar 5 #36
Wasn't Mullin the nincompoop who was talking about "President Hegseth" recently? Diamond_Dog Mar 5 #3
Markwayne.....one word ABC123Easy Mar 5 #5
Soon to be known as MarkWhine Zorro Mar 5 #9
A hick name if ever I've heard one. 3catwoman3 Mar 5 #44
I lived next door to a JoeBob in Colorado. Harker Mar 5 #47
JoeBlob! OMG! 3catwoman3 Mar 5 #60
Bebra sets off my rapid blink response. Harker Mar 5 #64
A nurse friend told me about a nonEnglish speaking mom The Blue Flower Mar 5 #66
He was the one that tried to pick a fight with the union guy in the middle of a hearing.... FascismIsDeath Mar 5 #12
I missed that MustLoveBeagles Mar 5 #17
Here ya go... FascismIsDeath Mar 5 #30
Wow 😳 MustLoveBeagles Mar 5 #37
Yep, and repeatedly confuses Iraq with Iran. YodaMom2 Mar 5 #39
Should have stayed the governor of whatever state she's from. In It to Win It Mar 5 #6
No way? ABC123Easy Mar 5 #7
Kwayne was obviously jockeying for the position Prairie Gates Mar 5 #43
Still didn't change the subject from the Epstein files Johnny2X2X Mar 5 #8
Don't worry. When Trump sacks one of his minions he's always able to find someone worse. Ocelot II Mar 5 #10
Ain't that the unfortunate truth! 3catwoman3 Mar 5 #55
I was 38 days off on my prediction Quiet Em Mar 5 #11
Noem will take over a new role called "Envoy for The Shield of the Americas." Celerity Mar 5 #13
omg I thought you were making that up leftstreet Mar 5 #15
nope, it is real, that is why I posted the link to the source (NBC) It is fucking madness! Celerity Mar 5 #63
Fred from accounting will be the interim director Torchlight Mar 5 #14
He has aparently chosen markie mullin, the scum from OK. niyad Mar 5 #27
From CNN: sop Mar 5 #54
Finally! cally Mar 5 #16
Wow 😲 MustLoveBeagles Mar 5 #18
I love that this AWFUL person is publicly fired BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 5 #32
Me too MustLoveBeagles Mar 5 #38
Me three! calimary Mar 5 #48
Implications? Metaphorical Mar 5 #19
Others have stated the gov. appoints. This is Oklahoma, so no improvement. niyad Mar 5 #29
;-{)..... Goonch Mar 5 #20
;-{)...... Goonch Mar 5 #45
Hell of a shit show Donny is running! Initech Mar 5 #21
Only the best people!!! AZ8theist Mar 5 #25
Now do Predator Pete! moondust Mar 5 #22
"Lie down with dogs. Get up with fleas." CTyankee Mar 5 #23
Celebrate SocialDemocrat61 Mar 5 #24
Think I'll join the dog MustLoveBeagles Mar 5 #40
A few Tweets: Pluvious Mar 5 #26
Trump alleged... Xipe Totec Mar 5 #28
I shot the dog, and the dog won. usonian Mar 5 #31
Ha! MustLoveBeagles Mar 5 #42
I am sorry, but replacing her with Mullins is just going from a big problem to a bigger problem. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Mar 5 #34
See, and I was expecting pinkstarburst Mar 5 #35
What's really shocking is that it took him fourteen months to fire a Cabinet secretary jmowreader Mar 5 #41
I'll be dog gone!!! VGNonly Mar 5 #49
;-{).... Goonch Mar 5 #51
She is NOT out if she's still sucking on the government teet and Donald Rump's........... mdbl Mar 5 #52
MarkieMark Mullinburger VGNonly Mar 5 #53
News of her infidelity do it? Emile Mar 5 #56
When I first heard of Markwayne Mullin Danascot Mar 5 #57
That's pretty creepy. 3catwoman3 Mar 5 #70
Wow, that was quicker than I thought. mwmisses4289 Mar 5 #58
He's just rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic. AllyCat Mar 5 #59
What a narcisist! He didn't dump her because she supports murdering Americans. ffr Mar 5 #61
So who gets the jet with the double bed? Jarqui Mar 5 #62
She's not fired she's just moving to a farm upstate Takket Mar 5 #65
not surprised. She was completely eviscerated in those hearings ecstatic Mar 5 #68
The new job will give Noem more opportunities for cosplay LetMyPeopleVote Mar 5 #71

JustAnotherGen

(38,057 posts)
1. Looks like
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 02:56 PM
Mar 5

Trump is going to try and appoint Mullin.

So dumb and even dumber! What is it with all of these yokels in this admin. He's probably never pressed a cross walk light button in his life.

Vogon_Glory

(10,302 posts)
33. If she's smart she'd start looking over property in Hungary
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 04:04 PM
Mar 5

If the wheels of justice start turning again, she’ll want to be someplace where she won’t be extradited after the MAGA madness abates and she’s already soured most of her options in the Western Hemisphere.

Vogon_Glory

(10,302 posts)
69. In her case, being smart is hypothetical
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 06:47 PM
Mar 5

If she’d been wise, she never would have accepted that cabinet-level job in the first place.


Harker

(17,822 posts)
47. I lived next door to a JoeBob in Colorado.
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 04:47 PM
Mar 5

One word, two capital letters. Our tenuous relationship cooled significantly when I once called him JoeBlob.

3catwoman3

(29,443 posts)
60. JoeBlob! OMG!
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:38 PM
Mar 5

I'm guessing there must have been a good reason for that.

In 45 years as a peds nurse practitioner, I saw many name choices that made me want to ask the parents, "Why did you do that to your child?" Ozymandias was one of the worst

I said in another thread, that I think was also about good ol' Markwayne, that my husband, a now retired pilot, once met a flight attendant whose parents couldn't decide between Barbara and Debra so named their daughter Bebra - YUCK!

The Blue Flower

(6,513 posts)
66. A nurse friend told me about a nonEnglish speaking mom
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:58 PM
Mar 5

Who named her baby Fallopia. She just thought it sounded pretty.

FascismIsDeath

(180 posts)
12. He was the one that tried to pick a fight with the union guy in the middle of a hearing....
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 03:04 PM
Mar 5

Like he stood up and started taking his coat off and all that and Bernie Sanders berated him right back into his seat.

YodaMom2

(195 posts)
39. Yep, and repeatedly confuses Iraq with Iran.
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 04:14 PM
Mar 5

Dude is dumber than a bag of hair. Noem may be a shameless self-promoter, but MarkWayne gives imbeciles a bad name.

ABC123Easy

(291 posts)
7. No way?
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 03:01 PM
Mar 5

I thought you guys were joking about that dumbass Markwayne replacing her!

I guess Tuberville should've been on camera more last week.

Johnny2X2X

(24,224 posts)
8. Still didn't change the subject from the Epstein files
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 03:02 PM
Mar 5

He'll replace her with someone worse. Now back to Trump being a pedophile.

Torchlight

(6,836 posts)
14. Fred from accounting will be the interim director
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 03:05 PM
Mar 5

as Mr. trump locates another Adderall-infected hairdo-that-talks. Because only the best... or something like that.

sop

(18,685 posts)
54. From CNN:
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:02 PM
Mar 5

"Trump loves watching Mullin on TV, aides said, which played a role in the president’s decision to tap him for the position. Trump has called Mullin following combative interviews to praise him and White House staffers have often dispatched the senator to do cable news hits around big moments for the administration."

MustLoveBeagles

(16,493 posts)
18. Wow 😲
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 03:13 PM
Mar 5

He actually did it! Bye bye Noem. How does your raw ass feel? Not to mention the knife 🗡️ in your back?



Metaphorical

(2,638 posts)
19. Implications?
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 03:24 PM
Mar 5

It's a Longshot, but doesn't this open up a senate seat? Not sure whether governor of OK can appoint replacement senator.

Pluvious

(5,403 posts)
26. A few Tweets:
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 03:48 PM
Mar 5

Paul Rudnick:

Trump announced that Kristi Noem’s new title is Special Envoy to the Shield of Americas.

Also:
- Dowager Princess of Mordor
- Miss Colorado 5th Runner Up
- Klingon War Vessel Cadet
- Vice-Admiral of Maybelline
- Private Nurse to Nancy Mace

--

Kristi has also been appointed as Special Envoy to Switzerland.

She will be the Noem of Zurich.

Xipe Totec

(44,558 posts)
28. Trump alleged...
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 03:52 PM
Mar 5

that during a hunting trip for illegals, Kristy showed "aggressive" behavior, went "out of her mind with excitement," and later attacked some local residents, acting like a "trained assassin". He added that Noem turned and "whipped around to bite" him when he intervened.

OldBaldy1701E

(11,184 posts)
34. I am sorry, but replacing her with Mullins is just going from a big problem to a bigger problem. (n/t)
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 04:09 PM
Mar 5

pinkstarburst

(2,021 posts)
35. See, and I was expecting
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 04:09 PM
Mar 5

him to appoint Paxton or Cornyn to try to get out of holding a runoff. But then maybe Hunt would have just entered the runoff in their place? I guess no one got to 50%.

jmowreader

(53,220 posts)
41. What's really shocking is that it took him fourteen months to fire a Cabinet secretary
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 04:16 PM
Mar 5
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/politics/kristi-noem-trump-homeland-security-replace

Today I'm REALLY going to alarm you: according to CNN, Noem already has a new job lined up: to be the US Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas. "Jim, what in hell is THAT?" It is a group of Latin American leaders working to bring forth what the White House's own Twitter channel calls the "Donroe Doctrine."

The National Interest magazine, which is extremely right-wing, describes the Shield of the Americas as a "right-wing South American alliance." I"m not providing a link to these guys but a quick web search will take you to their page. In essence, the Shield of the Americas is Trump's way of spreading Trumpian Extremism to the entire American landmass. The weird thing is, the article didn't make it seem like the author thought turning South America into a hotbed of right-wing extremism was all that good of an idea. (It may have something to do with the fact that when South American countries go right-wing extremist they tend to start gunning down innocent people in the middle of the street.)

Oh, don't worry, she really was canned. Her antics were becoming a political liability. But her firing gives Trump the ability to do two terrible things at once: get rid of someone the Dungeons & Dragons players would call "chaotic evil" and replace her with a "neutral evil" player character, and give her a new job that affords her the opportunity to do even more damage than she could at DHS. I suspect we're soon to learn Corey Lewandowski has been given a job in the Office of the Special Envoy, which would enable him to continue to take care of her particular needs.

mdbl

(8,671 posts)
52. She is NOT out if she's still sucking on the government teet and Donald Rump's...........
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:00 PM
Mar 5


Get off the government payroll. She's wasted enough of our taxpayer money.

Danascot

(5,233 posts)
57. When I first heard of Markwayne Mullin
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:15 PM
Mar 5

I thought it sounded like a name a serial killer would have. Turns out there was a reason for that:

The Number of Murderers and Murder Suspects With the Middle Name ‘Wayne’ Is Insane

On the topic of infamous murders, few are wider known than serial killer John Wayne Gacy, the “killer clown,” who murdered almost three dozen boys and young men during the 1970s. Then, of course, there’s Elmer Wayne Henley—quite a bit lesser known than Gacy—who was sent to prison in 1974 for the spree of murders he committed alongside Dean Allen Corll. Then there’s Monty Wayne Lamb, serving a life sentence for a triple homicide in Dallas. And Alexander Wayne Watson, Jr., convicted of killing multiple victims.

We think you see the pattern: They all have the middle name “Wayne.” It seems coincidental, but “Wayne” turns out to be a really common middle name for both convicted (and alleged) murderers. So much so, in fact, that News of the Weird‘s Chuck Shepherd kept a running tally of them through 2008; and as of now, his list of killer Waynes has 223 people on it.


https://www.insidehook.com/culture/amount-murderers-murder-suspects-middle-name-wayne-insane

3catwoman3

(29,443 posts)
70. That's pretty creepy.
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 07:19 PM
Mar 5

If it also applied to creeps who kill animals, maybe Noem's middle name is Wayne.

mwmisses4289

(4,223 posts)
58. Wow, that was quicker than I thought.
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:33 PM
Mar 5

However she isn't out entirely, she's being moved to be special envoy to some nonsensical t is calling the sheild of the americas, that he will be announcing Saturday in someplace called Durial? Dorl? Florida. (Apologies to anybody in Florida, did not catch the place name)

AllyCat

(18,859 posts)
59. He's just rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic.
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:34 PM
Mar 5

She’s moving to some new position where she can cause immeasurable harm.

ffr

(23,405 posts)
61. What a narcisist! He didn't dump her because she supports murdering Americans.
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:39 PM
Mar 5

I you ask me, I think he dumped her because he thinks she's tanking his polling numbers!

Jarqui

(10,909 posts)
62. So who gets the jet with the double bed?
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:41 PM
Mar 5

Do they throw her in with the deal?

How about Corey Lewandowski?

Takket

(23,721 posts)
65. She's not fired she's just moving to a farm upstate
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:57 PM
Mar 5

With big fields where she can run and chase cows all day!!!

ecstatic

(35,081 posts)
68. not surprised. She was completely eviscerated in those hearings
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 06:45 PM
Mar 5

The Cory Lewandowsky thing was brutal. The dog killing. The goat killing. Not holding bad ice "cops" accountable for killing Americans and others.

So when will Bondi get the axe or does she know too much?

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