Trump highlights Border Patrol union's endorsement of Sen Markwayne Mullin to helm DHS

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 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.

Trump also posted a screenshot on Truth Social of a post on X in which the union expressed its support for Mullin.

"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.