The Senate is moving towards confirming South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as the next Homeland Security Secretary. Republicans are pushing for a swift confirmation, aiming to install Trump's national security team quickly. Noem, a Trump ally, received bipartisan support in the Senate Homeland Security Committee but faces scrutiny over her stance on disaster aid and border security.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump 's nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. WASHINGTON — The Senate is heading towards a vote on confirming South Dakota Gov.
“Fixing this crisis and restoring respect for the rule of law is one of President Trump and Republicans’ top priorities,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a fellow South Dakota Republican, said Friday. “And it’s going to require a decisive and committed leader at the Department of Homeland Security. I believe Kristi has everything it takes to undertake this task.”
During her confirmation hearing, Noem was repeatedly asked by Democratic senators whether she would administer disaster aid to states even if Trump asked her not to. Noem, who held her state’s lone U.S. House seat for eight years before becoming governor in 2019, has risen in the GOP by tacking closely with Trump. At one point, she was even under consideration to be his running mate.
She has so far pledged to faithfully execute the president’s orders and copied his talk of an “invasion” at the U.S. border with Mexico.
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