DHS insiders 'stunned' by timing of Kristi Noem's firing: report

Department of Homeland Security insiders were stunned Thursday after news that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was ousted by President Donald Trump, and people inside the agency reportedly were growing increasingly frustrated over her leadership and long-rumored affair with Corey Lewandowski, a special government employee.

CNN correspondent Priscilla Alvarez reported that DHS officials were surprised after Trump said that he had decided to replace Noem with former MMA fighter and MAGA Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and demote her to "Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas."

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