Trump highlights Border Patrol union’s endorsement of Markwayne Mullin for DHS

President Donald Trump, who chose Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Republican of Oklahoma, to lead the Department of Homeland Security, highlighted the National Border Patrol Council’s support for the senator for the job.

On Truth Social, Trump shared a screenshot of NBPC National President Paul Perez’s letter to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Ranking Member Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., endorsing Mullin for the role.

“The men and women of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) are pleased to support President Donald J. Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Senator Markwayne Mullin,” the letter states.

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President Donald Trump watches as National Border Patrol Council Chairman Paul Perez speaks at a “one, big, beautiful event” in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, June 26, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

“NBPC is proud to support Senator Mullin as the next Secretary of DHS, and we urge the committee to quickly adopt and move his nomination to the Senate floor at large,” the March 17 letter insists.

The committee is holding a hearing today on Trump’s nomination of Mullin.

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U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, Republican of Oklahoma, takes the oath of office as he testifies during a confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump also posted a screenshot on Truth Social of an article about X in which the union expressed support for Mullin.

“The National Border Patrol Council fully supports and endorses Senator @MarkwayneMullin as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security! We look forward to working with him to continue to protect our great nation under the extremely successful leadership of @POTUS Donald J. Trump and his administration,” Wednesday’s X post said.

Earlier this month, Trump announced Mullin as his choice for DHS secretary and said current DHS Secretary Kristi Noem would instead serve as special envoy for an initiative called “The Shield of the Americas.”

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Noem delivers remarks during a working lunch at the “Shield of the Americas” summit at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, March 7, 2026. (Rebecca Blackwell / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

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In a message to DHS employees, Noem said her last day as Homeland Security secretary would be March 31.

“I look forward to continuing to work with all of you in my new role as Special Envoy for the Americas Shield – Western Hemisphere. Now, I will work alongside Secretary Rubio and Secretary Hegseth to dismantle the cartels that have brought 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 have forged during my tenure for Secretary of Homeland Security,” Noem noted in the message.