Democrats are taking to social media to rejoice over President Donald Trump‘s decision to fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Trump announced Noem’s termination, effective March 31, on Thursday afternoon, tapping Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as her replacement. Noem’s combative congressional hearings this week reportedly influenced the president, though she has been a target of Democrats since the start of her tenure at the helm of the administration’s immigration response on the homeland front.
“The president just fired Kristi Noem. Good riddance,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in a video statement. “But the problems with DHS go much deeper than any one person. They’ve got to rein in ICE and end the violence.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) took Noem’s firing as an opportunity to push further for the ouster of Attorney General Pam Bondi, something several voices on the Left have called for.
“Kristi Noem is gone. Pam Bondi is next,” Jeffries said on social media. “Keep the pressure on these extremists.”
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) also used the opportunity to call for another member of the Trump administration to be ousted: Stephen Miller.
“Now do Stephen Miller,” Beyer wrote.
Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL), who has sparred with Noem since the DHS’s immigration surge in Chicago began in 2025, trolled Noem’s firing on X, posting an image of a fake LinkedIn profile for the secretary announcing her as “open to work.” Pritzker characterized Noem in the fake profile as “DHS Secretary (Former),” “Public Speaker,” and “Unlicensed Dog Euthanizer.”
He also posted a video, talking directly to Noem, saying, “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.” He continued to list his grievances with the DHS under her leadership, promising she would “be held accountable.”
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), a frequent maverick within the Democratic Party who called for Noem’s firing after the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at the hands of federal immigration officers, said he is backing Mullin for the position.
“I’m not sure how many fellow Democrats will vote to support our colleague @SenMullin as the next DHS Secretary, but I am AYE,” Fetterman said in a post.
House Judiciary Committee Democrats blasted Noem’s legacy in a joint statement, given that her firing happened one day after their five-hour hearing with her.
“Less than 24 hours after House Judiciary Democrats grilled Secretary Noem before our Committee, Trump had no choice but to fire her,” the House Judiciary Democrats said. “Her tenure was marked by systematic constitutional violations, cruelty, corruption, and deadly mismanagement. 2 Americans were killed under her watch. That’s her legacy.”
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) celebrated Noem’s firing as a win for her constituents.
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“Breaking: Kristi Noem is out. Minnesotans stood up for Alex and Renee and so many others,” Klobuchar said.
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) also celebrated Noem’s ousting but used the opportunity to fight for an overhaul of DHS.
“Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone,” Walz wrote. “But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) already set his sights on Noem’s successor, first commenting on Mullin’s nomination on his personal X account. Newsom blasted the Oklahoma senator as an “erratic, unstable man.” Newsom’s press office account simply posted, “BYE GIRL!” after the news of Noem’s firing broke.
DNC Chairman Ken Martin also reacted to the news, saying in a statement: “Good riddance, Kristi Noem. Her tenure was a disaster for the American people — from waging a campaign of unconstitutional brutality that terrorized our communities, locked up toddlers, and killed two U.S. citizens in Minnesota, to using taxpayer dollars as a slush fund to pay for her luxurious lifestyle.”
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
