Article continues below advertisementFollowing Kristi Noem's axing from her position as Secretary of Homeland Security, several of her loyal staffers were also suddenly fired.Three of Noem's DHS aides - former deputy chief of staff Troup Hemenway, Josh King and Octavian Miller - were put on paid leave after Noem was fired by President Donald Trump, who then appointed her to the newly created role of special envoy for the "Shield of the Americas," according to the New York Post.