Fetterman demands Trump fire Noem after deadly Minnesota shootings
'She is betraying DHS’s core mission and trashing your border security legacy,' Fetterman said in his appeal to Trump
By Alex Nitzberg Fox News
Published January 27, 2026 9:01am EST
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has called upon President Donald Trump to fire Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
In a Tuesday post on X, the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania accused Noem of "betraying" the department's central mission.
Tagging the @POTUS and @realDonaldTrump accounts on X, Fetterman declared, "I make a direct appeal to immediately fire @Sec_Noem."
"Americans have died. She is betraying DHS’s core mission and trashing your border security legacy. DO NOT make the mistake President Biden made for not firing a grossly incompetent DHS Secretary," the senator warned.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House regarding Fetterman's new plea and was referred to comments made by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday.
"Secretary Noem still has the utmost confidence and trust of the president of the United States," Leavitt said. Noem is "continuing to oversee the entire Department of Homeland Security and all of the immigration enforcement that's taking place across the whole entire country," Leavitt added. "Of course, Secretary Noem is also in charge of FEMA and we are in the wake of a brutal winter storm where hundreds of thousands of Americans have been impacted by that."
Unlike other Democratic senators, Fetterman typically takes a more pragmatic stance toward Trump and the broader GOP on issues including immigration and border security. In recent weeks, Fetterman had encouraged his party to avoid calls to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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