Kristi Noem, a Trump loyalist, was fired from his cabinet due to her incompetent and controversial DHS tenure. Minnesota officials strongly condemned Noem's harmful policies and human rights violations, calling for DHS reform. Noem's replacement, Markwayne Mullin, is expected to continue Trump's hardline immigration agenda at DHS. Source: Heather Diehl / Getty Kristi Noem's sudden ouster from Donald Trump inner sanctum is the big tea that has been spilling out of Washington, D.C., since the kettle of news broke yesterday.