00:00President Donald Trump announced that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will step down at the end of March after serving
00:05just over a year in the role.
00:07The president said Senator Mark Wayne Mullen of Oklahoma is set to take over as Secretary of Homeland Security beginning
00:14March 31st.
00:15Noem will transition to a new role as envoy for the Shield of the Americas, leading a Western Hemisphere security
00:21initiative.
00:22Her departure follows controversy over a costly immigration ad campaign, as well as criticism surrounding aggressive immigration enforcement actions under
00:31her leadership.
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