The president, Kennedy told CNN, “was pissed.”“Her version and the president’s version of whether the president, A) was informed and B) consented are decidedly different,” Kennedy said. (Trump told NBC News Thursday that he hadn’t known about the advertising campaign. After Tuesday, a White House official told CNN, it became clear that “it was time” for Noem to go. She wasn’t qualified for the position from the beginning,” a Homeland Security official told CNN. Homan and Noem have rarely spoken to each other in recent months, US officials told CNN.

Source: CNN March 06, 2026 14:00 UTC