Trump Fires Kristi Noem

Summary

The MeidasTouch Podcast – "Trump Fires Kristi Noem"

Date: March 5, 2026
Host: Brett Meiselas (MeidasTouch Network)
Main Theme:
A deep dive into Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem following a series of disastrous congressional hearings, the political fallout, and the controversial selection of her replacement, Markwayne Mullin.

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Episode Overview

This episode centers on the breaking political news of Donald Trump dismissing Kristi Noem from her position as DHS Secretary. The Meiselas brothers examine the circumstances that led to Noem's ouster, her self-inflicted wounds during recent Senate and House hearings, and both Democratic and Republican criticisms. It also features pointed clips from those hearings and explores Markwayne Mullin's checkered reputation as her replacement.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Immediate Reporting of Noem’s Firing

• Brett opens with Trump’s official announcement replacing Noem with Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin effective March 31, 2026 (02:07).
• Trump’s spin: Claims Noem will transition to a "special envoy" role for “Shield of the Americas,” but Brett underscores, “Make no mistake, Kristi Noem has been fired after a disastrous hearing this week where even Republicans turned on her." (02:40)

2. What Triggered The Firing? The Ad Campaign Bombshell

• The catalyst: Noem’s testimony, under Senate grilling, admitting Trump approved a $200M ad campaign featuring herself, a claim Trump immediately denied having any knowledge of (04:20-05:00).
• Brett: “It wasn’t her horrific handling of natural disasters or her out-of-control use of ICE and Border Patrol... it was her blaming Trump for a massive ad campaign. That’s what reportedly did it.” (04:50)

Key Hearing Exchange – The $220 Million Ad Campaign:

• Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) (05:07):
  “How do you square that concern for waste, which I share, with the fact that you have spent $220 million running television advertisements that feature you prominently?”
• Kristi Noem (05:30):
  “Sir, the President tasked me with getting the message out..."
• Kennedy (07:04):
  “So you're testifying that President Trump approved ahead of time you spending $220 million running TV ads across the country in which you are featured prominently?”
• Noem (07:17):
  “Yes, sir, we went through the legal processes. Did it, correct?”

This public attribution of the spending decision to Trump was pivotal in sealing Noem’s fate.

3. Bipartisan Criticism of Noem’s DHS Tenure

GOP Frustration:

• Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) (09:53):
  “What we’ve seen is a disaster under your leadership, Ms. Noem. A disaster. Innocent people getting detained that turn out are American citizens...”

Democratic Outrage:

• Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA) (11:02):
  “Has a single ICE agent or CBP officer been disciplined since you’ve been Secretary...?”
• Noem’s evasiveness on accountability is repeatedly highlighted.

Jamie Raskin (MD) Highlights Tragic Mislabeling

• Rep. Jamie Raskin (12:36, 14:46):
  On Noem’s refusal to retract her accusation of domestic terrorism after ICE killed two Americans:
  “Based on what you know today... were Renee Good and Alex Preddy domestic terrorists?”
  Noem: Continues to stonewall, not retracting the accusation, offering only condolences.
• Memorable moment for its emotional intensity and Noem’s refusal to accept responsibility.

4. Scandal, Embarrassment, and Ethics Concerns

Alleged Affair With Corey Lewandowski

• Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA) (16:19):
  “Madam Secretary, have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski?”
• Noem (17:17):
  “I am shocked that we're going down and peddling tabloid garbage in this committee today.”
• Notably, Noem did not offer a direct denial.

Blankie-gate and Questionable Leadership

• Rep. Jared Moskowitz (FL) (18:21):
  Ridicules Noem with, “I got you a new Coast Guard blankie, the one you lost... I think the country needs a national divorce from you on biblical grounds. If Donald Trump was still Apprentice Trump... he would fire you.”
• Comic relief with biting satire, highlighting the absurdity of some of the reported stories from Noem’s tenure.

5. Markwayne Mullin—Trump’s Replacement Choice

Mullin’s Reputation for Gaffes and Showmanship:

• Clip of Mullin on the Iran conflict:
  “This is war, and we're taking out the threat... well, we haven’t declared war. They called it war... What I was saying... They’ve declared war on us. But war is ugly.” (19:18–19:53)
• In another hearing, Mullin demands:
  “At one time or the next, we should say thank you. Thank you for being a strong leader. But there’s no way... you guys can ever give the President... President Trump, any credit.” (20:22)
• Famous near-altercation with Teamsters President Sean O’Brien:
  “You want to run your mouth? We can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here.” (21:15)

6. Recap of Noem’s “Lowlights” as DHS Secretary

Additional Controversies:

• Attempt to purchase a $70 million luxury jet for DHS.
• Social media “cosplay” and vanity—posting painting ideas for official portraits.
• Disastrous natural disaster response in Texas:
  • After initial FEMA efficiency, Noem’s staff mass firings resulted in 85% of survivor calls going unanswered.
  • Delayed FEMA urban search and rescue deployments by over 72 hours after flooding began. (22:23)
• Frequent episodes of mismanagement and prioritizing spectacle over substance.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote / Moment | |-----------|------------------------|----------------| | 02:40 | Brett Meiselas | “Make no mistake, Kristi Noem has been fired after a disastrous hearing this week where even Republicans turned on her.” | | 07:17 | Sen. John Kennedy | “So you're testifying that President Trump approved ahead of time you spending $220 million running TV ads across the country in which you are featured prominently?” | | 09:53 | Sen. Thom Tillis | “What we’ve seen is a disaster under your leadership, Ms. Noem. A disaster. Innocent people getting detained that turn out are American citizens...” | | 12:36 | Rep. Jamie Raskin | “Based on what you know today... were Renee Good and Alex Preddy domestic terrorists?” | | 14:41 | Rep. Jamie Raskin | “And based on what you know today, were Renee Good and Alex Pretty domestic terrorists?” (Repeated refusal to clarify) | | 16:19 | Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove | “Have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski?” | | 17:17 | Kristi Noem | “I am shocked that we're going down and peddling tabloid garbage in this committee today.” | | 18:21 | Rep. Jared Moskowitz | “I got you a new Coast Guard blankie, the one you lost... I think the country needs a national divorce from you on biblical grounds. If Donald Trump was still Apprentice Trump... he would fire you.” | | 19:18–19:53 | Markwayne Mullin | “This is war, and we're taking out the threat... well, we haven’t declared war. They called it war... But war is ugly.” | | 21:15 | Markwayne Mullin | “You want to run your mouth? We can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here.” | | 22:23 | Brett Meiselas | “On July 5, FEMA had received 3,000 calls from survivors, and only 1% of those calls went unanswered. But that night, Trump and Noem decided to fire the people who handled those calls. By July 7, 85% of those calls went unanswered.” | | 22:23 | Brett Meiselas | “Noem would post things like this on her social media: Images of paintings of herself on horses, asking what should be her official portrait... Like she was constantly doing cosplay. And of course, she was disastrous in the face of natural disasters.” |

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 02:07: Breaking news—Trump fires Kristi Noem, reads Trump’s post
• 05:07: Noem grilled by Sen. Kennedy over $220M ad campaign
• 09:53: Sen. Thom Tillis brands Noem’s leadership “a disaster”
• 11:02: Rep. Swalwell demands accountability for DHS abuses
• 12:36–15:57: Jamie Raskin presses Noem to recant terrorist accusations
• 16:19: Rep. Kamlager-Dove questions Noem about Lewandowski affair
• 18:21: Jared Moskowitz "blankie" and jokes about Noem’s leadership
• 19:13–21:35: Mullin’s embarrassing public moments and lack of gravitas
• 22:23: Noem’s controversial jet purchase, FEMA failures, and social media antics

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Episode Takeaways

• Kristi Noem’s fall was rapid and widely expected, driven by her own damaging testimony and compounded by already existing scandals and widespread bipartisan dissatisfaction.
• The appointment of Markwayne Mullin is greeted with skepticism, given his track record of public gaffes and lack of substantive leadership qualities.
• The episode closes with a sense of both closure for the “genuine disaster” of Noem’s tenure and foreboding about the future under another deeply flawed Trump loyalist.

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Summary Verdict:
This episode offers an incisive, entertaining, and sometimes darkly comic account of a major political shakeup, exposing the dysfunction and chaos inside Trump’s administration, and asking what real accountability in public service should look like.

Transcript

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[Senator Kennedy]

How do you square that concern for waste, which I share, with the fact that you have spent $220 million running television advertisements that feature you prominently?

[Kristi Noem]

Sir, the President tasked me with getting the message out to the country and to other countries where we were seeing the invasion come with. With putting commercials out that told them that if they were in this country illegally that they needed to leave, or we would detain them and remove them and they not get the chance to come back to America the right way. That has been extremely effective.

[Senator Kennedy]

Ask you to run these advertisements, is that right?

[Kristi Noem]

We had that conversation, yes, before I was put in this position and sworn in and confirmed, and since then as well.

[Senator Kennedy]

Okay. Did you. Did you bid out those. Those service contracts?

[Kristi Noem]

Yes, they did. They went out to a competitive bid. And career officials at the department chose who would do those advertising commercials.

[Senator Kennedy]

And the people that you ended up picking were people who had formerly done your political work back in South Dakota, Is that right?

[Kristi Noem]

No, that's not correct, sir. No, it's not, sir. We, the individuals who, I believe the careers who they chose were two different media firms. There's been conversation about their subcontractors, but we have no legal authority to look into subcontractors on work like that.

[Senator Kennedy]

Okay, and you're saying that you're testifying that President Trump approved this ahead of time? My understanding.

[Kristi Noem]

We had conversations about making sure that we were telling people no, Ma', am, I'm asking you.

[Senator Kennedy]

Sorry to interrupt, but the President approved ahead of time you spending $220 million running TV ads across the country in which you are featured prominently.

[Kristi Noem]

Yes, sir, we went through the legal processes. Did it, correct?

[Senator Kennedy]

Yes, he did.

[Kristi Noem]

Yes.

[Senator Kennedy]

Okay.

[Kristi Noem]

And one thing, Senator, I think would be helpful to know is how effective that communications has been that overwhelmingly effective

[Senator Kennedy]

in your name recognition. I mean, I personally just. I mean, to me, it puts the President in a terribly awkward spot. And. And I just. I'm not saying you're not telling the truth. It's just hard for me to believe the President, as I do, that you said, Mr. President, here's some ads I've cut, and I'm going to spend $220 million running them. That he would have agreed to that. I don't think Russ Vogt at OMB would have agreed to that. It's something we have to defend. I'm on the Appropriations Committee. I mean, my research shows that you did not bid them out. That you. You pick. In fact, one of the people you picked. The strategy group. I'm sorry? Safe America Media was a company formed 11 days before you picked them. And that the strategy group got most of the money. And the head of that is married to your former spokesperson. I'm. Look, we all have friends who are qualified. I'm not quibbling with that. I'm just. It troubles me quarter fifth to a quarter of a billion dollars of taxpayer money when we're scratching for every penny and we're fighting over rescission packages. I just can't agree with Madam Secretary. You still running those ads, Senator?

[Kristi Noem]

I did not have anything to do with picking those contractors. I know politicals at the Department of Homeland Security. I understand. Are you sure officials followed the competitive bid process. Are you still everything? I think the ads are due to end here in March. I think within a week. So they're not sure. The one that is running is focusing on angel families. Have you seen that? It is the one that's talking about. This is our why. This is why we work every day is for the angel families and their victim.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

And that was just the tip of the iceberg. Here was Republican Senator Thom Tillis calling Nome a disaster, highlighting the innocent Americans being detained by ice. Play the clip.

[Senator Thom Tillis]

Security. So why am I disappointed with Secretary Noem? Because we're not going after enough people who did this damage at the expense of running numbers that Stephen Miller wants out of the White House. We just want numbers. We want a thousand a day, 6,000 a day, 9,000 a day. Because numbers matter, right? No, they don't matter. Quality matters. Not quantity. Quality. And what we've seen is a disaster under your leadership, Ms. Noem. A disaster. What we've seen is innocent people getting detained that turn out are American citizens. I could talk about the culture that's been created here with. With Stephen Miller aiding and abetting. I heard first reports that he was the one that said it was a domestic terrorist situation where two people lost their lives in Minneapolis. I've heard that report. Maybe you can refute it. I don't know that we'll have time for you to respond. Because I'm giving you a performance evaluation here. I'm not looking for a response.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

Now. Let's go through some other moments. Here's Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell asking Noem if anyone has been fired for the agency's failures. Play this.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

Tell me then has a single ICE agent or CBC officer as a single ICE agent or CBP officer Been disciplined since you've been Secretary of Homeland Security. As we've seen women dragged through their streets by their hair and thrown into unmarked cars. People chased through the fields and factories where they work. Public executions happening in our streets. Has a single ICE agent or CBP officer been disciplined?

[Kristi Noem]

Yes, they have.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

How many?

[Kristi Noem]

There's. I don't know the number. I can get that for you.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

Do you think that number is important?

[Kristi Noem]

I think that it's wise and smart and what we're doing is accurate according to the law. By doing those internal investigations through the process that's set up, there's an Office of Professional Responsibility that does the investigation and decisions are brought before the National Use of Force Board and they review each incident as objectively outside of that law enforcement encounter and then give a decision for.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

Has anyone been fired? Has anyone lost their job?

[Kristi Noem]

There could be.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

Well, I'm not asking if it could be. I'm asking, has anyone been fired?

[Kristi Noem]

I'm certain that they have. That happens once in a while when there is a need for someone to be.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

For conduct related to enforcement actions.

[Kristi Noem]

We hold our law enforcement officers accountable and are grateful that they serve, that they put their lives on the line and also recognize that when these situations that they follow their training and the legality of the course to how they interact with the public.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

Here's Jamie Raskin asking Noem if she still considers Renee Nicole Goode and Alex Preddy, the Americans killed by ice, to be domestic terrorists. Noem refused to say no. Play the clip.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

But only a few hours after they were gunned down by your agents, you called Renee a domestic terrorist. You said Alex committed an act of domestic terrorism. Alex's parents responded to your calling their son a domestic terrorist. They said the sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Now, I want to give you a chance before the entire country to correct your false and defamatory claim based on what you know today, Madam Secretary, were Renee Good and Alex Preddy domestic terrorists?

[Kristi Noem]

Congressman, what happened in Minnesota in those two incidents was an absolute tragedy.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

Were they domestic terrorists, as you said to the.

[Kristi Noem]

My condolences to their families because I know that their lives will never be the same after that.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

Is that an apology for what you said?

[Kristi Noem]

We endos instances offer as much information as we can from officers and agents on the ground in a chaotic scene that gets.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

I'll repeat my question, reclaiming my time. Based on what you know today, Madam Secretary, based on what you know today, were Renee Good and Alex Preddy Domestic terrorists.

[Kristi Noem]

As you know, there's ongoing investigations that are being led by.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

Oh, but you didn't wait for the investigation, did you? You didn't wait for the evidence. You proclaimed that they were domestic terrorists at the time. Why did you do that?

[Kristi Noem]

And you didn't wait to attack our law enforcement.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

Why did you do that?

[Kristi Noem]

Going into a dangerous.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

Why did you call them domestic terrorists?

[Kristi Noem]

Our ICE officers and our HSI officers that day risked their lives to protect that scene so evidence could be reclaimed, so it could be used in the investigations because those violent rioters.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

So you're proud of the fact that you called them domestic terrorists. Is that what you're telling America?

[Kristi Noem]

HSI officers put their lives on the line to protect that scene. So evidence. So we could have.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

Yes, they do. Yes, they do. But you told a lie about them. You said that they were domestic terrorists. Do you regret that?

[Kristi Noem]

I offer my condolences to those family.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

And based on what you know today, were Renee Good and Alex Pretty domestic terrorists?

[Kristi Noem]

There's ongoing investigations, and so I can.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

So you still don't know. You think that's an open question?

[Kristi Noem]

I would think you would want there to still be investigations going into these situations.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

Well, you stated the conclusion two hours after they were killed that they were domestic terrorists. I wanted to give you an opportunity to correct the record, not just for their family, but for everybody in America who believes in the truth and fairness

[Kristi Noem]

and honesty in every situation. As facts come out, we relay.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

You know, your acting ICE director, Todd Lyons came before Congress. He said he had no knowledge whatsoever that Alex Predding really good were domestic terrorists. None. This is your guy. He said that he admitted that that was wrong. Why won't you admit it?

[Kristi Noem]

I will tell you the investigation still ongoing and we'll.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

So do you regret speaking before the investigation?

[Kristi Noem]

I would say that in those situations, you regret that scene on the ground. We relay information to the American people that they're asking for. And as the things change, situations change.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

People were asking, asking you whether they were domestic terrorists and you decided that they were before the investigation.

[Kristi Noem]

As we learn more, we.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

You don't want to say anything to their families?

[Kristi Noem]

I did. I said condolences.

[Senator Thom Tillis]

For what?

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

How about an apology for what you said about their loved ones?

[Kristi Noem]

My heart is with them and we will continue to stand with them as they get a complete investigation into these situations.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

All right, next. Representative come Lager Dove asked Noem about her reported affair with her advisor, Corey Lewandowski. And notably, what you'll notice in this clip is that noem did not deny the affair, even with her husband sitting right behind her. Play the clip.

[Shopify / Political Commentator]

Trump knows that this guy is shady. Corey has a decades long record of physical batteries, sexual harassment, illegal lobbying for a Venezuelan oil company, and bringing a loaded gun into a federal building. Despite being fired or removed from virtually any every position he has ever held due to misconduct, he now wields unchecked, unconfirmed, undisclosed power over your department. This person has no experience running anything close to Department of Homeland Security or even advising someone in your position. He is unqualified, which again has left my constituents and I wondering why he is your top official. So, Secretary Noem, at any time during your tenure as director of Department of Homeland Security, have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski?

[Kristi Noem]

Mr. Chairman, I am shocked that we're going down and peddling tabloid garbage in this committee today.

[Shopify / Political Commentator]

Reclaiming.

[Kristi Noem]

Ma', am, one thing that I would tell you is that he is a special government employee who works for the White House. There are thousands of them in the federal government.

[Shopify / Political Commentator]

So reclaiming as an advisor, it is

[Kristi Noem]

okay for you to be.

[Shopify / Political Commentator]

Okay for you to no authority. But it is also a real question.

[Kristi Noem]

So what I would say, and you

[Shopify / Political Commentator]

should be able to answer what we

[Kristi Noem]

do at the Department of Homeland Security

[Shopify / Political Commentator]

every single day without any hesitation.

[Kristi Noem]

Every single day is to protect this.

[Shopify / Political Commentator]

If someone is asked to make decisions, you or any federal official is sleeping with their subordinate. That should be the easiest. You should be wanting to answer that

[Kristi Noem]

question as garbage because it is not about your senses that you have brought.

[Shopify / Political Commentator]

It is about your.

[Kristi Noem]

That kind of garbage is about reclaiming

[Shopify / Political Commentator]

my time so that I can hear myself.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

Time belongs to the gentle lady from California. Here's Representative Jared Moskowitz mocking gnome over a story that she fired someone in the Coast Guard because he forgot to take her blankie on her plane. Play the clip.

[Political Commentator / Guest Speaker]

200 miles of border walls being held up by you. They had to bring in Tom Holman.

[Senator Thom Tillis]

Pull.

[Political Commentator / Guest Speaker]

Pull out of Minnesota. I think the country needs a national divorce from you on biblical grounds. I mean, if Donald Trump was still Apprentice Trump, he would look at you and he would realize you're the weakest cabinet member and he would fire you. And if the president said to you that only way DHS could reopen is if you resigned, I hope you would take him up on it. Now, I want to end on a happy note. Mr. Chairman, real quickly. You know the president gave all sorts of stuff out during the State of the Union. I don't want you to leave. I got you a new Coast Guard blankie, the one you lost. Okay, so this is for you. You don't leave empty handed when you come to Judiciary.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen. And now, just to give you some quick insight on her replacement, Mark Wayne Mullen. He is, let's just say, not the brightest guy. Here's Mullen the other day talking about the Iran war. He called it a war, then tried to say that it wasn't a war. Play the clip.

[Kristi Noem]

Are there measures being taken? Not to eliminate other possible alternatives to leadership.

[Mark Wayne Mullen]

This is war, and we're taking out the threat. And if you're part of the threat, then you have the. You're a target. You know what we'd call. Call not all the arrows, but going after the archers.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

You'll concede this is war.

[Mark Wayne Mullen]

We haven't declared war. They declared war on us. But we haven't.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

Secretary Hexa.

[Mark Wayne Mullen]

We haven't declared. They called it war. What I was saying. Okay, well, that was misspoke. What I was saying that they've declared war on us. But, but war is ugly. It always has been ugly. But we're, you know, we're at a. We're taking out a regime that's been trying to attack us for quite some time.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

But you're not conceding. This is war.

[Mark Wayne Mullen]

We have declared war. So if we haven't declared war, then I don't see that the President asked us to declare war yet. But they have declared war on us. We're just simply fighting the, the threat. That's, that's, that's been at our door for 47 years. I've already answered your question.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

Becoming that an ask. Here's Mullen at one of these hearings demanding that everybody say thank you to President Trump for being a strong leader. Just so embarrassing. Play the clip.

[Mark Wayne Mullen]

But you can't deny that this was a threat and an essential growing threat to the United States. And you want to say he's playing politics and you get the politics behind it. Mr. Peters. You guys are playing politics. You guys are the ones that are grandstanding. The President's doing his job as Commander in chief. And I think at one time or the next, we should say thank you. Thank you for being a strong leader. But there's no way in God's green earth you guys can ever give the President, least President Trump, any credit. Sorry. Thank you, sir. I'm out. I still got 40, 49 seconds.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

Here's Mullen in a 2023 hearing challenging the Teamsters president Sean O' Brien to a fight in the Middle of a hearing. Play this clip.

[Mark Wayne Mullen]

Sir, this is a time. This is a place you want to run your mouth. We can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

Okay, that's fine. Perfect.

[Mark Wayne Mullen]

You want to do it now?

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

I'd love to do it right now.

[Mark Wayne Mullen]

Well, stand your butt up then.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

You stand your butt up. Oh, hold on. Stop it.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

Is that your solution every problem? No, no.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

Sit down.

[Representative Eric Swalwell / Jamie Raskin / Other Representatives]

Sit down.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

Okay.

[Senator Thom Tillis]

You know, you're a United States senator.

[Political Commentator / Guest Speaker]

Sit down.

[Mark Wayne Mullen]

Okay.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

Sit down, please. All right, can I respond? Hold it. If we can. No, I have the mic. I'm sorry.

[Mark Wayne Mullen]

This is what he said.

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

Now, let me just remind you of some of the other Kristi Noem lowlights here Was Noem falsely claiming that Alex Preddy was a domestic terrorist. This was despicable. Play the clip.

[Kristi Noem]

The White House has labeled the man who was killed in Minnesota as a domestic terrorist. Is that something you agree with? And have you seen any evidence to. When you perpetuate violence against a government because of ideological reasons and for reasons to resist and perpetuate violence, that is the definition of domestic terrorism. This individual who came with weapons and ammunition to stop a law enforcement operation of federal law enforcement officers committed an act of domestic terrorism. That's the facts. Where's the evidence of his ideology, though?

[Narrator / Host / Political Commentator]

Drew Evans of and if you recall, Gnome, was also recently under fire for wanting to purchase the $70 million luxury jet with a queen size bedroom, a bar and four flat screen TVs. There was the incident Jared Moskowitz had mentioned in which the person she's been allegedly having an affair with, Corey Lewandowski, fired a U.S. coast Guard pilot after Gnome's blanket was left behind on a plane. Noam would post things like this on her social media. Images of paintings of herself on horses, asking what should be her official portrait. She' always be dressing up in these different costumes. Like she was constantly doing cosplay. And of course, she was disastrous in the face of natural disasters like when the floods hit Texas last year. On July 5, FEMA had received 3,000 calls from survivors, and only 1% of those calls went unanswered. But that night, Trump and Noem decided to fire the people who handled those calls. By July 7, 85% of those calls went unanswered. Not only that, Noem did not authorize FEMA's deployment of urban search and rescue teams until more than 72 hours after the flooding began. So all in all, just a terrible, terrible, terrible run in her position. So there you have it. Kristi Noem is out. A stunning development. She will not be missed, and I'd like to be able to tell you that we'll be in better hands with Mark Wayne Mullen, but I cannot do that either. Thanks for watching. Remember to hit the like button, spread the word and help us get to 7 million subscribers. See you soon. Want to stay plugged in? Become a subscriber to our [e-mail] you'll get daily recaps from Ron Filipkowski, ad free episodes of our podcast, and more exclusive content Only [e-mail]. Ryan Reynolds here from Mint Mobile with a message for everyone Paying Big Wireless Way too much. Please, for the love of everything good in this world, stop with Mint. You can get premium wireless for just $15 a month. Of course, if you enjoy overpaying. No judgments. But that's weird. Okay, one judgment anyway. Give it a [e-mail] Switch upfront payment

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