Trump selects Kristi Noem to head Department of Homeland Security
By
Washington Examiner Staff
November 12, 2024 7:03 am
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President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) as secretary of homeland security.
Noem has been governor of South Dakota since 2019, the first woman to serve as governor in the state’s history. She won reelection in 2022 and began her second term in January 2023. She was elected to South Dakota’s at-large seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. Before Congress, Noem was elected to South Dakota’s House of Representatives in 2006. The news of her selection was reported by CNN.
Noem was touted as a running mate for Trump in the 2024 election. However, a controversy surrounding a passage from Noem’s newly released book, in which she detailed having to kill a dog, quieted such rumors.
As head of the Department of Homeland Security, Noem will be tasked with protecting the country. As stated on the department’s website: “The Department of Homeland Security has a vital mission: to secure the nation from the many threats we face. This requires the hard work of more than 260,000 employees in jobs that range from aviation and border security to emergency response, from cybersecurity analyst to chemical facility inspector. Our duties are wide-ranging, and our goal is clear — keeping America safe.”
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