Corey Lewandowski, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump and adviser to ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, is expected to exit the Department of Homeland Security following Noems abrupt dismissal.
According to Gateway Pundit, President Trump on Thursday removed Noem as DHS chief and immediately announced that Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma will assume the role of Secretary of Homeland Security effective March 31. NBC News earlier in the day reported that Trump had grown dissatisfied with Noems performance during contentious Congressional hearings, a critical venue where Cabinet officials are expected to defend administration policy with clarity and honesty.
The dissatisfaction reportedly centered on Noems decision to authorize a massive DHS advertising initiative, with the outlet noting that Trump was upset over her approval of a $200 million ad campaign. Noem is also said to have greenlit a limited-bid contract and then misled Congress by claiming that Trump himself had signed off on the $200 million ads contract, a move that, if accurate, would represent a serious breach of trust and accountability.
One of the three firms awarded work under the campaign was reportedly tied to Lewandowski, who has long been rumored to be in a romantic relationship with Noem, raising further ethical questions about favoritism and judgment inside the department. Noem and Lewandowski were quite aware that the president was not happy with something that Noem said in her testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where she was grilled about this $220 million ad campaign featuring her, CBS reported.
Fox News likewise confirmed that Lewandowski will depart DHS alongside Noem, underscoring the Presidents willingness to clean house when senior officials appear to blur personal interests with public duty. Im told the president spoke with Kristi Noem just before that Truth Social post went out, which means when she was on camera giving her remarks, she didnt actually touch on what happened, Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich said.
She was aware of what was happening. Im further told Corey Lewandowski is expected to leave with her. Of course, the rumors of an affair between the two were one of the factors that Im told compelled the president to remove her as DHS Secretary, she said, a development that will likely be welcomed by conservatives who expect integrity, fiscal restraint, and personal responsibility from those entrusted with safeguarding the nations security.
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