Markwayne Mullin, Maga ‘warrior’ and ICE defender, to replace Kristi Noem

Trump-backed US senator and ex-MMA fighter a vocal supporter of ICE’s ‘red-blooded American patriots’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump is nominating Oklahoma senator Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security, handing control of the administration’s sweeping immigration and deportation agenda to one of Washington’s most hardline voices and combative allies on the issue.The announcement came Thursday as Trump ousted Kristi Noem following a catastrophic week on Capitol Hill, in which Republican lawmakers grilled her over a $220m advertising contract that prominently featured her own image. The White House had publicly denied Trump ever approved the campaign. Continue reading...