民主党参议员约翰·费特曼呼吁罢免诺姆，并认为马利恩已有足够票数赢得确认
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发布时间：2026年3月5日 美国东部时间下午4:33
唐纳德·特朗普总统解雇了国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆，并任命参议员马克韦恩·马利恩为其继任者，据报道，特朗普对诺姆就2.2亿美元广告宣传活动的证词表示不满。
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俄克拉荷马州共和党参议员马克韦恩·马利恩，将至少获得一张民主党”赞成”票，以支持他被提名为唐纳德·特朗普总统的下一任国土安全部（DHS）部长。
特朗普周四下午宣布，他提名马利恩接替即将离任的国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆，诺姆将于3月31日离开该机构。宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼立即表示支持马利恩的提名，称这位俄克拉荷马州议员比诺姆”好得多”。
费特曼多次呼吁罢免诺姆，并表示周四他对特朗普的决定感到满意。
“我们属于不同政党，但这是选择。我希望我们能共同努力，让我们的美国更加安全，”他说。
费特曼还表示，他坚信马利恩已经有足够的票数赢得确认。预计参议院共和党人将普遍支持马利恩的提名，这位开朗的俄克拉荷马州议员可能会争取到一些民主党人的支持。阿拉斯加州共和党参议员丽莎·穆尔科斯基曾投票反对一些特朗普提名的人选，她说她对马利恩”非常尊重”，并”支持”他的提名。
根据参议院规则，内阁提名需要51票的门槛。
然而，费特曼的许多民主党同事要么对马利恩的提名不置可否，要么表示不会支持他。
“无论谁接替克里斯蒂·诺姆，在管理这个机构的方法上都必须完全彻底地不同，”康涅狄格州民主党参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔周四表示。”更换部门负责人并不能替代改变一个失控部门的运作方式和权力结构。”
布卢门撒尔补充说，马利恩必须承诺接受民主党提出的各种改革，以寻求控制移民执法，才能获得他的支持。
马利恩多次批评民主党提出的禁止联邦移民官员在执法行动中戴口罩并要求司法令状的提案。
“我个人喜欢他，”参议院民主党领导层成员、夏威夷州民主党参议员布莱恩·沙茨在谈到马利恩时表示，但他补充说，现在讨论他的提名还为时过早。
罗德岛州民主党参议员杰克·里德和密歇根州民主党参议员埃莉萨·斯洛特金告诉福克斯新闻数字版，他们暂不对马利恩的提名表态。斯洛特金值得注意的是，尽管后来对这位部长感到不满，但她曾投票支持诺姆的确认。
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周四下午，马利恩在美国国会大厦外接受记者采访时，对自己被提名的消息似乎有些意外。
“不，总统和我仍需沟通，所以我们会讨论下一步，”马利恩说。”总统和我已经谈过了…我稍后再和大家说。”
费特曼一直是国土安全部资金僵局中的唯一支持该部门的民主党人，而这场僵局显然没有结束的迹象。
他对民主党同事改变立场支持资助国土安全部以回应马利恩提名的可能性泼了冷水，告诉记者他预计部分停摆不会改变。
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Democrat Sen John Fetterman has called for Noem’s ouster and believes Mullin already has votes to win confirmation
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Published March 5, 2026 4:33pm EST
President Donald Trump fires DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and names Sen. Markwayne Mullin as her replacement after he was reportedly unhappy with her testimony regarding a $220 million ad campaign.
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., will have at least one Democratic “yes” vote in support of his nomination to become President Donald Trump’s next Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary.
Trump announced Thursday afternoon that he tapped Mullin to replace outgoing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who will leave the agency March 31. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., immediately threw his support behind Mullin’s nomination, dubbing the Oklahoma lawmaker a “nice upgrade” compared to Noem.
Fetterman repeatedly called for Noem’s ouster and said Thursday he was pleased with Trump’s decision.
“We’re in a different party, but this is the choice. I want to work together for making our America more secure,” he said.
Fetterman also said that he strongly believes Mullin already has the votes to win confirmation. Senate Republicans are widely expected to back Mullin’s nomination, and the jovial Oklahoma lawmaker could win over some Democrats. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who has voted against some Trump nominees, said she has a “great deal of respect” for Mullin and is “OK” with his nomination.
Under Senate rules, Cabinet nominations are set at a 51-vote threshold.
However, many of Fetterman’s Democratic colleagues were either noncommittal about Mullin’s nomination or suggested they would not support him.
“Whoever follows Kristi Noem is going to have to be totally and radically different in their approach to running this agency,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said Thursday. “Changing the person at the top is no substitute for changing the practices and the power structure of a department that is out of control.”
Blumenthal added that Mullin would have to commit to Democrats’ various reforms seeking to rein in immigration enforcement in order to win his vote.
Mullin has repeatedly criticized Democrats’ proposal to prohibit federal immigration officers from wearing masks and requiring judicial warrants during enforcement operations.
“I like him personally,” Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, a member of Senate Democratic leadership, said of Mullin before adding that it was too early to debate his nomination.
Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., told Fox News Digital that they would not yet weigh in on Mullin’s nomination. Slotkin notably voted for Noem’s confirmation despite later souring on the secretary.
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Mullin appeared somewhat taken aback by the news of his nomination when talking with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday afternoon.
“No, the president and I still have to communicate, so we’ll talk about it moving forward,” Mullin said. “The president and I have already talked… I’ll talk to you all [later].”
Fetterman has been the lone Democrat to advance a DHS spending measure amid a funding standoff over the agency’s appropriations that has no clear end in sight.
He poured cold water on the prospect of his Democratic colleagues reversing course to support funding DHS in response to Mullin’s nomination, telling reporters he expected “no change” with the partial shutdown.
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