Trump’s DHS Pick Kristi Noem Bungled Disaster Relief and Played Politics With Border Security
January 17, 2025
As Donald Trump’s DHS pick Kristi Noem is on Capitol Hill for her confirmation hearing, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:
“Just like Donald Trump, Kristi Noem has spent her career playing politics with Americans’ security. As governor, her failed handling of natural disasters left families devastated, and her support of efforts to put politics ahead of border security shows she’s not serious about solving real issues with our immigration system. With Trump now threatening to use disaster relief as a bargaining chip, it’s clear that an unqualified MAGA loyalist like Noem cannot be trusted to put Americans’ safety and well-being first.”
Kristi Noem’s own constituents are “alarm[ed]” at the idea of her leading FEMA, given her failed record of managing natural disasters.
Washington Post: “President-elect Donald Trump has picked Noem, a Republican and one of his most ardent supporters, to lead the Department of Homeland Security. If confirmed, she would oversee not only immigration enforcement but an agency that has become increasingly important in a nation battered by frequent fires and floods: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“That alarms victims of one of the most serious disasters to affect Noem’s state during her six years as governor. In North Sioux City, whose 3,000 residents live across the Big Sioux River from Iowa, many fault Noem for overseeing a response to the catastrophic June floods that they describe as disorganized, delayed and often simply nonexistent. …
https://democrats.org/news/trumps-dhs-pick-kristi-noem-bungled-disaster-relief-and-played-politics-with-border-security/
