Hegseth on Noem’s ouster: ‘We all serve at the pleasure of the president’

The Hill
by Sophie Brams
March 6, 2026
Hegseth on Noem’s ouster: ‘We all serve at the pleasure of the president’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that Kristi Noem did an “excellent job” at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), hours after President Trump announced he had tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace her as the department’s secretary. “We all serve at the pleasure of the president,” Hegseth told reporters during a briefing on…
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Originally published on The Hill on 3/6/2026