I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026.

The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!), will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida. I thank Kristi for her service at “Homeland.”

Serving 10 years in the United States House of Representatives, and 3 in the Senate, Markwayne has done a tremendous job representing the wonderful People of Oklahoma, where I won all 77 out of 77 Counties — in 2016, 2020, and 2024!

A MAGA Warrior, and former undefeated professional MMA fighter, Markwayne truly gets along well with people, and knows the Wisdom and Courage required to Advance our America First Agenda. As the only Native American in the Senate, Markwayne is a fantastic advocate for our incredible Tribal Communities.

Markwayne will work tirelessly to Keep our Border Secure, Stop Migrant Crime, Murderers, and other Criminals from illegally entering our Country, End the Scourge of Illegal Drugs and, MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN.

Markwayne will make a spectacular Secretary of Homeland Security. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

I express my appreciation to the proud and honorable people of Kurdistan who have stood by Iran during these historic days.

I share the grief of the families of the martyrs and the injured in these incidents.

The governor and the armed forces, as guardians of security, are duty-bound to decisively confront any separatist activities.

This regime must not appoint people who want to continue the program to destroy Israel.

Any senior governmental or military figure is in our sights.

We hope and expect that the Iranian people will take advantage of the operation to replace the regime.

The understanding was that as long as Khamenei stands at the head of Iran, it will try to return to the same path of destroying Israel.

Therefore, the decision that was made is to thwart Khamenei.

We began preparing to carry out this objective in the middle of the year, and then the riots in Iran broke out, and we decided to move it forward.