Noem Humiliated As Trump Replaces Her With Markwayne Mullin in Embarassing Decision

6 Mar 2026 · 17 min · 8 chapters

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Podcast Episode Summary: IHIP News - "Noem Humiliated As Trump Replaces Her With Markwayne Mullin in Embarassing Decision"

Episode Overview In this episode, hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan discuss the recent political news surrounding Kristi Noem's replacement by Markwayne Mullin as the Secretary of Homeland Security. The hosts offer their comedic and critical takes on the situation, highlighting the incompetence and absurdity of the individuals involved.

Key Topics & Discussions

Kristi Noem's Dismissal

  • Replacement Announcement: Trump publicly dismissed Kristi Noem while she was delivering a speech, promoting Markwayne Mullin as her replacement.
  • Speculation on Noem's Future: Noem's new role as a "special envoy for the Shield of Americas" is viewed skeptically by the hosts, suggesting it’s a made-up position to keep her from becoming a political liability.

Markwayne Mullin's Qualifications

  • Perception as a "Dipshit": Mullin is framed as a less competent replacement compared to Noem, with the hosts dubbing him "Senator Boosterbox" due to his need for physical elevation during speeches.
  • Critique of His Actions: Mullin is portrayed as a sycophant to Trump, lacking the necessary qualifications to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Stephen Miller's Influence

  • True Power Dynamics: The discussion highlights Stephen Miller's significant control over DHS, implying that Mullin will merely be a figurehead rather than an effective leader.
  • Criticism of Current Policies: The hosts argue that policies at DHS will not change simply because of personnel changes, as the underlying issues stem from loyalty to Trump and Miller’s authority.

Media and Public Perception

  • Disdain for Pundits: The hosts express frustration with media pundits suggesting that Mullin’s appointment could herald a new era for DHS, labeling them as complicit in "normalizing" the current administration’s actions.
  • Critique of Liberal Collaborations: There’s a broader critique of how liberals and conservatives collaborate to maintain corporate interests, undermining genuine democratic values.

Markwayne Mullin's Behavior

  • Aggressive Stance: Mullin's confrontational demeanor in Senate hearings and his threats against journalists are examined as indicative of a broader trend of violence and intimidation within the current political climate.
  • Moral Collapse: Mullin's willingness to serve under Trump despite troubling behaviors and decisions is framed as a sign of moral failure.

Key Takeaways

  • Loyalty Overshadows Competence: The hosts argue that loyalty to Trump is prioritized over actual qualifications, exemplified by Mullin’s appointment.
  • Absurdity in Politics: The episode highlights the comedic yet tragic reality of political appointments and the lack of accountability among leaders.
  • Critical Lens on Media: There is a strong call for skepticism towards media narratives that downplay the severity of current political realities.

Conclusion Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan provide a scathing yet humorous review of the significant political shifts within the Trump administration, addressing themes of loyalty, incompetence, and the troubling dynamics at play within the U.S. government. Their commentary serves both as a critique of individual politicians and a broader indictment of the political and media landscape.

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Kristi Noem's Dismissal and New Role

0:45 to 2:16

Discussion about Trump's firing of Noem and her new position as envoy.

“Okay, so Trump fires Kristi Noem on True Social while she's giving a speech as Homeland Security Secretary.”

Introducing Mark Wayne Mullen

2:16 to 3:38

Discussion on Mark Wayne Mullen's qualifications and background.

“This is where the budget is where they are buying warehouses, a.k.a.”

Mullen's Educational Insights

3:38 to 4:50

Critique of Mullen's comments on education and his performance.

“I mean, this is not somebody that is going to be able to run an agency like DHS.”

Mullen's Leadership Style

4:50 to 6:00

Analysis of Mullen's character and behavior in political settings.

“Senator booster box, be a big boy and stand on your own two feet and quit climbing up on a booster box.”

Critique of Cable News and Punditry

6:00 to 7:48

Discussion on the media's role in normalizing political issues.

“And I guarantee you, Mark Wayne Mullins cries more than anybody we know.”

DHS Under Mullen's Leadership

7:48 to 10:12

Examination of the implications of Mullen's appointment at DHS.

“And this guy is going to go out and lie and propagandize, but he's just not very good at it.”

The Nature of Loyalty in Politics

10:12 to 14:01

Exploration of loyalty and disloyalty within the Trump administration.

“Because liberals and fascists collaborate to uphold corporate interests.”

The Loyalty of Mark Wayne Mullen

14:01 to 16:10

Explore the complexities of loyalty in American politics, focusing on Mark Wayne Mullen's allegiance to Trump.

“So it's a mutually assured destruction type thing.”
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0:04All right, Kristi Nome is gone. She's going back to South Dakota. I mean, Trump made up some new job for her, but obviously he does this because he has to keep them in the fray. Otherwise, once they are bitter party of one, they could obviously start leaking. And I don't trust her. I still think she might leak because her whole identity was wrapped up into this. I doubt the new task force she's going to be on. She's going to have some PJ with a queen size bed. And just as an aside here, Pumps and I are not hookered up just for the show. We are actually going to the GLAAD Awards shortly, but we wanted to drop this T first.

0:45Okay, so Trump fires Kristi Noem on True Social while she's giving a speech as Homeland Security Secretary. Pop this up. I am pleased to announce that the highly respected United States Senator from the great state of Oklahoma, Mark Wayne Mullen, who you guys were from Oklahoma. Mark Wayne Mullen is a dipshit extraordinaire. He will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security, blah, blah. And then let me get to the part where he says about Kristi Noem. She will be moving to special envoy for the Shield of Americas. The Shield of Americas. Because these people just make shit up. She's out.

1:29And so my question is, does Mark Wayne Mullins, who pumps and I nicknamed Senator Boosterbox, because he has to stand on a box when he gives speeches because he's so short. He might just stand there and take his height like a man. He compensates for it and steps on a booster box. There he is on his booster box. And as you can see. So anyway, here he is firing her. This is the exact moment that is true. Social comes out. You guys, he fired Kristi Noem while she is speaking live. I mean, it's just, she deserves every bit of that, but make no mistake about it. Mark Wayne Millen's going to trot over there, but he's not going to be in charge of DHS.

2:08Stephen Miller's in charge of DHS. Donald Trump isn't even in charge of DHS. DHS is Stephen Miller's baby. This is where the budget is where they are buying warehouses, a.k.a. concentration camps, wherein they are going to store human beings. The United States of America is going to do this. But in the interim, let me introduce you to Mark Wayne Mullins. Here he is just days ago when asked about Iran. You'll concede this is war. We haven't declared war. They declared war on us, but we haven't. They called it war. What I was saying, okay, Well, that was a misspoke. What I was saying that they declared war on us, but war is ugly.

2:54That was a misspoke. All right. And first of all, Donald Trump said he declared war. I mean, they can't even get all of their messaging right. Pumps. Okay. Here's the thing. I've gotten so many texts from people like, what do you think about Mark Wayne Mullen? I'm like, if it's possible, this is a man that is dumber than Kristi Noem. I believe they put him in charge. He's been all over Fox News just glazing Trump to the nth degree. So I think he's been like auditioning. But here's the thing. Trump is a useful idiot for Israel and Putin. Mark Wayne Mullen is Steve, Stephen Miller's useful idiot.

3:38I mean, this is not somebody that is going to be able to run an agency like DHS. It's not even close. Here's a video of Mark Wayne Mullins, where he questioned Linda McMahon about education. And I just want to remind everybody, as you watch this video, Oklahoma is ranked 50th in education, and he is one of two senators from Oklahoma. Play the clip. Thank you. Thank you very much. Senator Mullin. Thank you, Chairman. Madam Chair, what's the definition of insanity? Of sanity or insanity? Insanity. Insanity? Yeah. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. Right. And what was we ranked in reading and math in 1979?

4:24I'm sorry, what? What was we ranked nationally in math and reading in 1979? What was we ranked? And you could see the senator, I forget her last name, Katie. She's like one of those sitting over there. And she was kind of like when he did that the second time, she kind of dodged her eyes over like, holy shit, even the Secretary of Education was like, excuse me, what was we ranked? Oklahoma is ranked 50th. Senator booster box, be a big boy and stand on your own two feet and quit climbing up on a booster box. He perfectly encapsulates the male narcissist, compensatory narcissist. That is the profile that feeds into agencies like DHS, us where they think, okay, if I have a badge, if I have a gun, if I can bully people, I can target people based on the color of the skin, that's going to make me a man.

5:16Same thing here with Mark Wayne Mullins. All right, here he is, Mark Wayne Mullins, literally trying to fight the head of the Teamsters. Myself and my wife was running the office because I sure remember working pretty hard and long hours. Pretends like he's self-made. What a clown. Fraud. Always has been, always will be. Quit the tough guy act and these Senate hearings. You know where to find me. Any place, any time, cowboy. Sir, this is a time, this is a place. You want to run your mouth. We can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here. Okay, that's fine. Perfect. You want to do it now?

5:59I'd love to do it right now. Well, stand your butt up then. You stand your butt up. Oh, hold on. Oh, stop it. Is that your solution? Every poll. No, no, sit down. No, no, you're a United States senator. Sit down. God, I love Bernie Sanders. But I mean, this is, this is MAGAMEN. This is it. It is this caveman, just desperate. I'm going to be a tough guy. Bullshit. And I guarantee you, Mark Wayne Mullins cries more than anybody we know. I bet when he's home, he is a snot slinging boodle baby. And then he puts up this big tough guy stuff out in public. I think he's got like 17 kids, which no disrespect to people who like to overbreed, whatever.

6:43I don't understand it, but he does. And he's also, he can't speak proper English, stands on a booster box. But to me, this is the perfect, all of these videos are the perfect price of admission to access the federal government now. Well, and here's the thing, like I did hear some pundits saying, you know, maybe this is an opportunity for, you know, a new start at DHS. And I'm just like, shut the fuck up. This guy. What channel said that? Who said that? MS now, or maybe it was one of the two. But I was just like, we're living on planet Cuckooville because there is no way this man has no experience running an agency.

7:28I think he and his wife ran a plumbing company. I don't know how many employees they had, but I would think probably not more than 10 or 15. And now he has like the huge budget. It's laughable to act like we're going to have a new day at DHS because this dipshit, it's still Stephen Miller's show. And this guy is going to go out and lie and propagandize, but he's just not very good at it. That's exactly why cable news needs to go to the cemetery. If you're telling me that they're saying maybe this is going to be a new era for the DHS when we're this far into fascism, when they've shot American citizens, when corporate Dems continue to fund it, when they have Stephen Miller still perfectly in place in the White House, whom everybody in the White House calls Mr.

8:22Prime Minister. And that is why these pundits normalize and sanewash this. You could replace Kristi Noem with Mark Wayne Mullins with a dead pig and you're still going to have the same problems at DHS because the number one issue to work for this regime is loyalty to Donald Trump. This is why they tried to kill Mike Pence, one of them, because he wasn't loyal. And Kristi Noem is just so incompetent and so embarrassing. I think even for Trump, he felt secondhand shame. And that is a really difficult thing for that man to be able to do. And then here, moving along, here he is on January 6th, big tough guy that's ready to fight the Teamsters.

9:10There he is, ducked down, hiding as the rioters try to breach and kill him and his colleagues. And he goes to work for the man that ordered that hit. He goes to work for him. And this moral collapse, this type of moral collapse, any expectation that any pundit on cable media has that somebody is willing to go work for Donald Trump, somebody that is willing to go work for this regime is somehow going to usher in a new era for any department or usher in a new era for the administration, is willfully stupid and willfully misleading and sane washing and trying to normalize the annihilation of our democracy before our very faces.

9:59And the media has been so complicit in this. Any pundit that says anything other than this will change zero at DHS is lying to the American public. And why? Because liberals and fascists collaborate to uphold corporate interests. And you have to understand that when you hear people defending Chuck Schumer, when you hear people defending Hakeem Jeffries, liberals collaborate with fascists to uphold corporate interests. This is well-documented. This is a historical fact. So be very weary, listener, of cable news channels that still trot out these pundits that say these blatant, brazen lies. And then lastly, we have Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen floats using violence against journalists who report fake news.

10:55So this is no surprise here. The guy who obviously is a chicken shit coward, who on January 6th, when he didn't have his booster box to stand up on, he cowers down like a chicken shit coward. And then he's also attacking the free press. And this is a feature of these fascists. And think about what the press does in return. They get on and debase themselves as pumps just reported one of these cable news channels that just makes me so angry. It's why I don't even watch cable news anymore because it's maddening. Once you open up your eyes to the lies and the sane washing and the obfuscation that these pundits do, you realize they are fascist collaborators and they are journalists.

11:41And what do these fascists want to do to journalists? They want to be violent towards them. They want to arrest them. It's the collaboration of strange bedfellows living through this fascist hostile takeover of the United States of America, it never ceases to amaze me. Well, and I would argue that Mark Wayne Mullen was chosen not because he has any expertise or he is some great leader. It is simply because he is a dipshit and he has shown that anything Trump does, he will be all in rah rah for it. To think that he was hired and chosen because he is now this expert on homeland security, To me, that's laughable.

12:26And I just I think it's important. Like, Christine Noem was not fired because American citizens are being killed, because concentration camps are going up all over the country, because she was corrupt in practices regarding, you know, paying an agency$100 million to feed her up on a horse and do all this stupid shit. She was fired because she put that ad campaign at the feet of Donald Trump and he didn't like it. I mean, I do not think in my mind there is any remorse about how she's run the Department of Human Services. I think that she embarrassed him by calling him out on his absolute idiocracy.

13:12Well, the key word here is disloyalty. She was disloyal to him. She said Donald Trump approved it. She tried to put the blame at his feet. And the key word of why Mark Wayne Mullen has been hired here is loyalty. And that's how this whole thing works. This is how autocrats operate. You have to be loyal. and Kristi Noem, as we know from the scholars we've spoken to, she embarrassed Donald Trump with her disloyalty. And so he's made an example of her. It's by design that she was standing at the lectern when he publicly fired her. It's by design that he's made up some superhero shield of America bullshit that he's going to send her to because he's like, listen up, you're still going to be inside the Death Star and you can't say a peep because they probably got shit on her too.

14:02So it's a mutually assured destruction type thing. And so this whole thing centers around the American federal government is a crime syndicate that centers around everybody being loyal to the mob boss. And if you embarrass the mob boss, that's considered disloyalty and you're going to be kicked to the curb publicly in an example setting manner. Mark Wayne Mullen is loyal. That is the only qualification he has. But what pundits should be talking about is how morally collapsed any human being is right now that has seen a video, a recent video of Trump speaking, slurring, doesn't know where his father was born.

14:46We can go back to the campaign when he tried to give a microphone a blowjob. We can go on when he starts talking about Arnold Palmer's, the size of Arnold Palmer's cock. We can go on to right after they're bombing Iran, he's posting two-year-old tweets, and then he's digging in his camera roll, popping up photos of Zoran that he took. I mean, this is a guy whose brain is cooked, but even beyond the dementia, good people can have dementia. This man is evil to his core. He doesn't have any of America's interest in his mind at all. It is all for him. And these men, these Mark Wayne Mullins, Stephen Miller, etc., are the weakest men among us because they are willing to debase themselves to service this man that wears a full face of makeup that will never, ever, ever smile at them the way he does America's mayor, Zoran Mamdani.

15:46Never, because they're always going to be losers in Donald Trump's mind. He's always going to own them. They're never going to get that type of respect. And that's what they signed up for. So every single pundit that has an allegiance to the truth, that has moral conviction, any fucking conviction, point out the obvious. No sane person is going to go work for this man. anybody who signs up to go work for this man is broken completely gutter trash i mean bottom feeders galore all right i could go on for hours about what losers these people are but make no mistake about it trump thinks they're losers too because he fucking owns them all right like subscribe comment we'll be back later with more news and a lot less makeup

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