Deadline: White House Season 2026 Episode 45 - Episode 45

Airdate: 2026-Mar-05

Episode summary:

4pm: Nicolle Wallace covers the breaking news that Kristi Noem is out at DHS. Donald Trump made the announcement on Truth Social this afternoon and named Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as her replacement. Noem's firing comes after weeks of turmoil in Minneapolis, resulting in the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good, and reports from all over the country of U.S. citizens being detained and assaulted by ICE officers. Later, Nicolle covers the deaths of six American soldiers in Kuwait because of the war with Iran. 5pm: Pete Hegseth and CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper give an update on the war with Iran. Later, John Heilemann, Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, David Frum, and Alex Wagner discuss the presser with Nicolle. Later, Nicolle revisits the breaking news of Kristi Noem being fired from DHS with the panel.

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