President Donald Trump tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., earlier this month to replace embattled DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

The Senate on Monday confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, replacing Kristi Noem atop the department.

President Donald Trump tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., earlier this month to replace embattled DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

President Trump tapped Mullin, a first-term Oklahoma GOP senator, to replace Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary earlier this month.

The Oklahoma Republican faced a glide path to confirmation with the help of two Democratic senators.

The US senator will now oversee the embattled department after a series of immigration enforcement blunders.

Mullin, a Trump ally, replaces Kristi Noem, who was fired earlier this month for her role in the large-scale operation against undocumented migrants in Minnesota.

54 voti favorevoli e 45 contrari per il successore di Kristi Noem (ANSA)