总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）挑选俄克拉荷马州共和党参议员马克韦恩·穆林（Markwayne Mullin）领导国土安全部，并着重提及美国边境巡逻员工会（National Border Patrol Council, NBPC）对这位参议员的支持。
特朗普在Truth Social平台分享了美国边境巡逻员工会全国主席保罗·佩雷斯（Paul Perez）致参议院国土安全与政府事务委员会主席、肯塔基州共和党参议员兰德·保罗（Rand Paul）及资深成员、密歇根州民主党参议员加里·彼得斯（Gary Peters）的信件截图，信中支持穆林担任该职务。
“美国边境巡逻员工会（NBPC）的男女成员们热切期望支持唐纳德·J·特朗普总统提名的国土安全部部长候选人——马克韦恩·穆林参议员，”信件声明。
为何克里斯蒂·诺姆被解雇耗时良久，因其破坏国土安全部并损害唐纳德·特朗普
2025年6月26日，华盛顿特区白宫东厅，“一场盛大而美好的活动”期间，总统唐纳德·特朗普在一旁聆听美国边境巡逻员工会主席保罗·佩雷斯发言。（BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/法新社通过盖蒂图片社）
“美国边境巡逻员工会荣幸地支持穆林参议员担任下一任国土安全部部长，并敦促委员会迅速通过其提名并提交参议院全体会议审议，”这封日期为3月17日的信件呼吁道。
该委员会今日正在举行关于特朗普提名穆林的听证会。
穆林赢得中国、古巴鹰派及部分民主党人的支持，批评者质疑其领导国土安全部的能力
2026年3月18日，华盛顿特区迪尔克斯参议院办公楼，美国俄克拉荷马州共和党参议员马克韦恩·穆林在确认听证会上宣誓作证，争取成为下一任国土安全部部长。（Chip Somodevilla/盖蒂图片社）
特朗普还在Truth Social上发布了X平台（原推特）上的一则帖子截图，其中该工会表达了对穆林的支持。
“美国边境巡逻员工会完全支持并认可参议员@MarkwayneMullin担任下一任国土安全部部长！我们期待与他合作，在@总统唐纳德·特朗普及其政府的卓越领导下，继续保护我们伟大的国家，”周三（在X平台上的帖子）声明。
本月早些时候，特朗普宣布穆林为其国土安全部部长人选，并表示现任国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆（Kristi Noem）将转而担任一项名为“美洲盾牌”（The Shield of the Americas）倡议的特别代表。
被解雇的国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆面临国会民主党人的刑事指控
2026年3月7日，佛罗里达州迈阿密特朗普国家多拉酒店，“美洲盾牌”峰会工作午餐期间，诺姆发表讲话。（Rebecca Blackwell / 池座 / 法新社通过盖蒂图片社）
在给国土安全部员工的一份声明中，诺姆表示她作为国土安全部部长的最后工作日期为3月31日。
“我期待在新的‘美洲盾牌’——西半球特别代表职位上继续与大家合作。现在，我将与鲁比奥部长和赫格塞斯部长并肩工作，打击向我国大量走私毒品、杀害我们子孙后代的贩毒集团。在新岗位上，我将能够利用我担任国土安全部部长期间建立的新伙伴关系和国家安全专业知识，”诺姆在声明中指出。
亚历克斯·尼茨伯格（Alex Nitzberg）是福克斯新闻数字频道的撰稿人。
President Donald Trump, who has picked Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to lead the Department of Homeland Security, highlighted the National Border Patrol Council’s endorsement of the senator for the job.
On Truth Social, Trump shared a screenshot of NBPC national president Paul Perez’s letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs chairman, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and ranking member Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., backing Mullin for the role.
“The men and women of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) are excited to provide our support for President Donald J. Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Senator Markwayne Mullin,” the letter declares.
WHY KRISTI NOEM’S FIRING TOOK SO LONG AS SHE WRECKED DHS AND DAMAGED DONALD TRUMP
President Donald Trump looks on as National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez speaks during “One, Big, Beautiful Event” in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2025.(BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
“The NBPC is proud to endorse Senator Mullin to be the next DHS Secretary, and we urge the Committee to swiftly pass and move his nomination to the full Senate,” the letter, dated March 17, urges.
The committee is holding a hearing on Trump’s nomination of Mullin today.
U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., is sworn in as he testifies during a confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Trump also posted a screenshot on Truth Social of a post on X in which the union expressed its support for Mullin.
“The National Border Patrol Council fully supports and endorses Senator @MarkwayneMullin to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security! We look forward to working with him to continue protecting our great nation under the tremendously successful leadership of @POTUS Donald J. Trump and his Administration,” the Wednesday post on X declared.
Earlier this month, Trump announced Mullin as his pick for DHS secretary and said that current DHS Secretary Kristi Noem will instead serve as special envoy for an initiative called “The Shield of the Americas.”
FIRED DHS CHIEF KRISTI NOEM FACES CRIMINAL REFERRAL FROM CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS
Noem delivers remarks during a working lunch at the “Shield of the Americas” Summit at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on March 7, 2026.(Rebecca Blackwell / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
In a message to DHS employees, Noem said that her last day as Homeland Security secretary will be March 31.
“I look forward to continuing to work with you all in my new role as Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas – Western Hemisphere. Now, I will be working alongside Secretary Rubio and Secretary Hegseth to dismantle cartels that have poured drugs into our country killing our children and grandchildren. In my new role, I will be able to build on the new partnerships and national security expertise I forged over my time as Secretary of Homeland Security,” Noem noted in the message.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
发表回复