In the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Donald Trump gave an update on Operation Epic Fury and revealed that Iran was ready to play “Let’s Make a Deal.”
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🚨President Trump says Iran is looking to make a deal:
“We’re in negotiations right now […] the other side, I can tell you, they’d like to make a deal. And who wouldn’t if you were them?
Their navy’s gone. Their air force’s gone. Their communications are gone […] Pretty… pic.twitter.com/mEQbiCxwv6
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 24, 2026
Read More: Breaking: Trump Says Iran Has Agreed to Give Up Its Nuclear Weapons Fantasy
Trump gave this update, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth also gave a few remarks, before overseeing the swearing-in ceremony for former Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin as the ninth Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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🚨 @SecMullinDHS is officially sworn in as the ninth Secretary of Homeland Security pic.twitter.com/QuIKxs571g
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 24, 2026
Read More: Markwayne Mullin Is Confirmed As Department of Homeland Security Secretary
The newly minted DHS Secretary Mullin posted his thanks to the president for his trust and reiterated his Day One goals for DHS.
I am grateful for President Trump’s trust in me to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It’s an honor to serve.
As @DHSgov Secretary, I’m committed to safeguarding the American people and protecting the homeland. I’ll fight for your family just as I’ll fight for mine.…
— Secretary Markwayne Mullin (@SecMullinDHS) March 24, 2026
I am grateful for President Trump’s trust in me to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It’s an honor to serve.
As @DHSgov Secretary, I’m committed to safeguarding the American people and protecting the homeland. I’ll fight for your family just as I’ll fight for mine.
I look forward to standing shoulder to shoulder with the 260,000 outstanding DHS employees and their families to keep our nation safe.
My first priority is to end the partisan fighting and reopen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a matter of national security.
Let’s get to work.
Mullin also went hard in urging his former Republican colleagues in the Senate to use reconciliation to pass the SAVE America Act.
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.@SecMullinDHS: “There’s nothing more important than the SAVE America Act. That’s what the American people want. 80% of the population say they want only Americans voting.” pic.twitter.com/F9CZRBV4Wr
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 24, 2026
The Transportation and Safety Administration (TSA), which is still going without pay because of the Democrat Senate’s refusal to fund DHS, gave Mullin a very warm welcome.
Congratulations to our new Secretary of Homeland Security!
TSA looks forward to Secretary Mullin’s leadership as we continue to deliver on President Trump’s vision for the Golden Age of Travel. https://t.co/EtqQnpju8A
— TSA (@TSA) March 24, 2026
As did Secretary of the Navy John Phelan.
Congratulations to @SenMullin on his swearing in as Secretary of Homeland Security.
A proven leader who understands duty, accountability, and service to country. I look forward to working together to strengthen our security and keep the American people safe. pic.twitter.com/XbtFKFe0zO— SECNAV Press Rapid Response (@SNRapidResponse) March 24, 2026
Trump announcing the Iran negotiations and his swearing in Mullin as soon as he received Senate confirmation indicates he had plans in mind with his nomination of Mullin, and we expect to see that agenda unfold in the coming days.
Editor’s Note: For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.
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