The president's speech was largely dominated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, not VP JD Vance. Meanwhile, President Tom Homan is facing a challenge to make nice with Kirsti Noem's replacement, replacing her with Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Homan was frozen out of key immigration decisions by Noem due to his differing approaches to enforcement. However, Homan has been making efforts to build a relationship with Mullin, who is expected to replace Noem. The potential shutdown at DHS is now on its 27th day and there are still zero signings on either side of the border.