Kristi Noem's allies are pushing a counternarrative in the wake of Donald Trump's announcement that she would be leaving her post at the end of this month.

President Trump on Thursday removed Noem as head of the Department of Homeland Security.

President Trump on Thursday fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and announced he will replace her with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), hours after the president reportedly said he did not approve a scrutinized $220 million ad campaign pushed by the secretary.

President Trump said Thursday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lied to Congress about getting his approval for a $220 million ad campaign featuring herself. “I never knew ⁠anything about it,

By Steve Holland and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told Reuters on Thursday that he did not sign off on a $220 million border security advertising campaign featuring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem,

President Donald Trump announced Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's departure after he contradicted Noem's sworn testimony that he approved ads featuring her, telling Reuters he was unaware of the $220 million campaign.

President Donald Trump questioned former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s approval of a costly ad campaign prominently featuring herself. Noem has repeatedly claimed, including during congressional testimony on Tuesday,

FOX News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich reports on the factors that led to Kristi Noem's firing as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday. "The quote that I was given was,