CNN reported on Tuesday, citing two sources, that US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security.
Noem, who was once seen as a potential running mate for Republican Trump, is currently serving her second four-year term as governor of South Dakota after a landslide reelection victory in 2022. She rose to national prominence after being rejected Impose a statewide mask mandate during the COVID-19 crisis. -19 pandemic.
However, Noem has had a politically turbulent few months this year.
She faced widespread backlash in April of this year when she wrote in her memoir that she shot an “untrainable” dog that she “hated” on her family’s farm, after which some Trump advisers said they believed Noem’s stock had previously fallen. The President’s Eyes at a time when she was still a vice presidential candidate.
The Trump campaign and Noem’s office did not respond to requests for comment outside regular business hours. Then-candidate Donald Trump attended a campaign event last Monday in Raleigh, North Carolina, the day before the US presidential election. At this pivotal moment in history, it certainly matters who serves as President of the United States and what kind of leadership he or she provides (Image credit: Jonathan Drake/Reuters)
The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for everything from border protection and immigration to disaster response and the U.S. Secret Service.
Trump on Monday named Tom Homan the new “border czar” to run his administration. Homan said he would prioritize deporting illegal immigrants who pose a threat to public safety and national security.
Sources told Reuters on Monday that Trump is expected to appoint US Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.
