Trump fires DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

TODAY. AND ON THE SENATOR HE'S NOW NOMINATING. . HE'S NOW NOMINATING TO REPLACE HER. PETER ALALEXANDER. TO REPLACE HER. PETER ALEXANDER STARTS US OFF FROM. PETER ALEXANDER STARTS US OFF FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. STARTS US OFF FROM THE E WHITE HOUSE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE WHITE HOUSUSE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, SECRETARY NOEM NO. SECRETARY NOEM NO LONGER. PRESIDENT TRUMP. LONGER. PRESIDENT TRUMP P OUSTING PERHAPS THE. OUSTING PERHAPS THE MOST DIVISIVE MEMBER OF HISIS CABINET, MOST DIVISIVE MEMBER OF HIS CABINET, HOMELAND SECURITY. OF HIS CABINET, HOMELAND SECURURITY SECRETARY KRISTI. SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM, WHO LED HIS IMMIGRATION. NOEM, WHO LED HIS IMIMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWN. THE PRESIDENT. CRACKDOWN. THE PRESIDENT T ABRUPTLY ANNOUNCING. ABRUPTLY ANNOUNCING HER FIRING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, W WRITING, I. HER FIRING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, W WRITING, I THANK KRISTI FOR HER. MEDIA, WRITING, I THANK KRISTI FOR HER SERVICE AT H HOMELAND, THANK KRISTI FOR HER SERVICE AT HOMELAND, SASAYING SHE HAD. SERVICE AT H HOMELAND, SAYING SHE HAD NUMEROUS AND. S, NUMEROUS AND SPECTACULALAR RESULTS, ESPECIALLY ON THE. ESPECIALLY ON THE BORDER. MOMENTS LATER, T THIS. BORDER. MOMENTS LATER, THIS AWKWARD SPLIT SCREEN.

AWKWARD SPLIT SCREEN. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THIS. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THIS CONFERENCE. COMING TO THIS CONFERERENCE. >> NOEM ON STAGE AT A. CONFERENCE.. >> NOEM ON STAGE AT A LAW ENFORCEMENT. LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE BUT NEVER MENTIONING HER. CONFERENCE BUT NEVER MENTIONINGNG HER FIRING. FIRING. A TOP ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL T TELLS NBC. A TOP ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL T TELLS NBC NEWS PRESIDENT TRUMP. NEWS PRESIDENT TRUMP ALREADY FRUSTRATEDED BY A SERIES OF NOEM'S. ALREADY FRUSTRATED BY A SERIES OF NOEM'S HIGH PROFILE. A SERIES OF NOEM'S HIGH PROFILE CONTROROVERSIES. HIGH PROFIFILE CONTROVERSIES. THIS WEEK WAS. THIS WEEK WAS INFURIATED BY HER TESTIMONY BEFOFORE. INFURIATED BY HER TESTIMONY BEFORE LAWMAKERS WHERE SHE. TESTSTIMONY BEFORE LAWMAKERS WHERE SHE WAS REPEATEDLY. E. WAS REPEATEDLY PRESSED ON HER R ROLE SECURING A $220. PRESSED ON HER ROLE SECURING A $220 MILLION BORDER. SECURING A $220 MILLION BORDER SECURITY AD CAMPAIGN. MILLION BORDER SECURITY AD CACAMPAIGN THAT FEATURED HER. THAT FEATURED HER PROMINENTLY. >> IF YOU COME HERERE. PROMINENTLY. >> IF YOU COMEME HERE THE RIGHT WAY, YOUR. THE RIGHT WAY, YOUR AMERICAN DREAM CAN BE AS B BIG AS THESE. AMERICAN DREAM CAN BE AS BIG AS THESE ENDLESS SKIEIES.

AS BIG AS THESE ENDLESS SKIES. >> DID THE PRERESIDENT. ENDLESS SKIES. >> DID THE PRESIDENT KNOW YOU WERE GOING. >> DID THE PRESIDENT KNOW YOU WERE GOING DO THIS? DO THIS? >> YES. >> Reporter: A WHITE. >> YES. >> Reporter: A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL SAYS. HOUSE OFFICIAL SAYS PRESIDENT TRUMP NEVER SIGNEDED OFF ON THE. PRESIDENT TRUMP NEVER SIGNED OFF ON THE SPENDING. SIGNED OFF ON THE SPENDING. DURING THIS YEAR'S. DURING THIS YEAR'S IMMIGRATION RAIDS IN MINNESOTA THAT LEFT. IMMIMIGRATION RAIDS IN MINNESOTA THAT LEFT TWO PROTESTERS DEAD, MINNESOTA THAT LEFT TWO PROTESTETERS DEAD, NOEM CAME UNDER FIRE. TWO PROTESTERS DEAD, NOEM CAME UNDER FIRE FOR ACCUSING ALEX. NOEM CAME UNDEDER FIRE FOR ACCUSING ALEX PRETTI OF DOMESTIC. FOR ACCUSING ALEX PRETTI O OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DESPITE. TERRORISM DESPITE VIDEO CONTRADICTING HER ACCOUNT. VIDEO CONTRADICTING HER ACCOUNT. HER FIRING COMES JUST. HER ACCOUNT. HER FIRING COMES JUST WEEK S AFTER PRESIDENT. HER FIRING COMES JUST WEEK S AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP PRAISED HER TO. WEEK S AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP PRAISED HER TO TOM. TRUMP PRAISED HER TO TOM. >> D DO YOU BELIEVE IN. TOM. >> DO YOU BELIEVE IN HER TO DELIVER YOUR. >> DO YOU BELIEVE IN HER TO DELIVIVER YOUR VISION? GE.

VISION? >> SHE WAS IN CHARGEGE OF THE BORDER, THE. >> S SHE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE BORDER, THE BORDER IS CLOSED. BORDER IS CLOSED. >> Reporter: NOEM WAS A LIGHTNING ROD FOFOR. >> Reporter: NOEM WAS A LIGHTNING ROD FOR CRITICISM,M, HOSTING A. A LIGHTNING ROD FOR CRITICISM, HOSTING A A PHOTO OPAT A. CRITICISM, HOSTING A PHOTO OPAT A SALVADORAN PRISON, PHOTO OPAT A SALVADORAN PRISON, PURCHASING A L LUXURY. SALVADORAN PRISON, PURCRCHASING A LUXURY PLANE THAT DHS. PURCHASING A LUXURY PLANE THAT DHS CLAIMED WOULD BE USED. CLAIMED WOULD BE USED FOR DEPORTATION FLIGHTS, ANDND FACING. FOR DEPORTATION FLIGHTS, AND FACING ALLEGAGATIONS OF HER. FLIGHTS, AND FACING ALLEGATIONS OF HER TOP ADVISER,R, COREY. ALLEGATIONS OF HER TOP ADVISER, COREY LEWANDOWSKI, WHO IS. TOP ADVISER, COREY LEWANDOWSKSKI, WHO IS ALSO EXPECTED TO. LEWANDOWSKI, WHO IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEDEPART. ALSO EXPXPECTED TO DEPART. NOEM BRUSHED OFF. NOEM BRUSHED OFF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RELATIONONSHIP AT A. RELATIONSHIP AT A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING THIS WEEK. CONGRESSIONAL HEARING THIS WEEK. PRESIDENT TRUMP. N. PRESIDENT TRUMP NAMING REPUBLILICAN SENATOR MARKWAYNE. SENATOR MARKWAYNE MULLIN OF OKLAHOMA THE NEXTXT DHS. MULLIN OF OKLAHOMA THE NEXT DHS SECRETARY PENDING. THE NEXT DHS SECRETARY PEPENDING SENATE APPROVAL.

SENATE APPROVAL. >> THERE'S AN OPPOPORTUNITY TO BUILD. >> THERE'S'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD OFF SUCCESSES AND. OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD OFF SUCCESSES AND D THERE'S ALSO. THERE'S ALSO OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD OFF F THINGS THAT. BUILD OFF THINGS THAT MAYBE DIDN'T GO QUITE AS PLANNED. MAYBE DIDN'T GO QUITE AS PLANNED. >> PETER JOINS US NOW. >> PETER JOINS US NOW FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, AND PETER, THE. FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, AND PETER, THE PRPRESIDENT HAS. AND PETER, THE PRESESIDENT HAS PUBLICLY PRAISED. PUBLICLY PRAISED NOEM, BUT YOU HAVE NEW REREPORTING TONIGHT. NEW REPORTING TONIGHT ON WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON BEHIND THE E SCENES? ON WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES? >> Repororter: THAT'S. >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT, THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED NOEM W WILL. RIGHT, THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED NOEM WILL MOVE TO A NEWLY. ANNOUNCED NOEM WILL MOVE TO A NEWLY CREATED POSITION. MOVE TO A NEWLY CREATED POSITION OVERSEES A SECURITY. CREATED POSITION OVERSEES A SECURITY INITIATIVE. OVERSEES A SECURITY ININITIATIVE. TONIGHT, AN. TONIGHT, AN ADMINISTRATION OFOFFICIAL TELLS NBC. ADMINISTRATIONON OFFICIAL TELLS NBC NEWS NOEM'S DRAMA.