CNN: Trump picks Kristi Noem to serve as his Homeland Security secretary

[Yavin4]

President-elect Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to two people familiar with the selection.

Noem will be tapped to take over the agency as two key immigration hardliners — Stephen Miller and Tom Homan — are slated to serve in senior roles, signaling Trump is serious about his promise to crack down on his immigration pledges. With his selection of Noem, Trump is ensuring a loyalist will head an agency he prioritizes and that is key to his domestic agenda.

The department saw an immense amount of turmoil the last time Trump was in office. Then, DHS had five different leaders, only two of whom were Senate-confirmed. The agency has a $60 billion budget and hundreds of thousands of employees.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/12/politics/kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary/index.html

On edit: Hide your dogs.

[mvd]

1. The worst and the dumbest

Whereas we had the best and the brightest. So depressing.

[Demovictory9]

2. Will nepotist Noem hire her daughter? Is huckabee jealous?

[Dave Bowman]

3. This won't be pretty.

[kentuck]

4. What are her credentials for such a critical position?

None?

[jmbar2]

5. They're shooting the dogs. They're shooting the goats...

[Takket]

6. Well our homeland will be safe from dog attacks. Thats for sure.