Mark Wayne Mullen is the Homeland Security Secretary.
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The NPR Politics PodcastOct 26, 2026
The sources show Markwayne Mullin (spelled "Mullen" in the claim and in his own White House transcript) was confirmed and sworn in as Homeland Security Secretary on March 24, 2026, and was still in the role on the 2026-10-26 posting date.
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… point that a lot of voting officials, Republican and Democrat, see, is one of the issues when they're talking to this Trump DOJ or the Department of Homeland Security, which is that the numbers keep changing, and the accusations from the president, from DHS Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen, do not seem to have been in good faith. This summer, you know, you have the president going on national TV saying there's hundreds of thousands of non-citizens, unequivocally, in just four states, and then that number keeps changing and now gets to the …
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Supports. AP reports that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified before the Senate on June 2, 2026, after Trump tapped him to lead DHS following Kristi Noem's firing.[1]
Supports. The DHS official website states that Markwayne Mullin was sworn in as Secretary of Homeland Security on March 24, 2026.[3]
Supports. The Congressional Record shows the Senate voted to confirm Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on March 23, 2026.[4]
Supports. Reuters reports that Markwayne Mullin is the department's new secretary, having advanced through the Senate confirmation process.[2]
Supports. A White House transcript records the official introducing himself as "Mark Wayne Mullen" and as the new Secretary of Homeland Security, confirming the claimed name refers to the same person.[5]
Context. The post's own spelling "Mullen" is a variant of the official "Mullin"; the referent is unambiguous, so the spelling does not change what the claim asserts.[3][5]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Democrats slam Mullin in heated Senate hearing - AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2U.S. Department of Homeland Security | Reutersreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Secretary of Homeland Securitydhs.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 4CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATEcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Meet The New Secretary of DHS, Markwayne Mullinyoutube.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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