Senate GOP critics say Noem ‘needs to go’ amid fallout from Minneapolis shootings
Murkowski, Tillis demand Noem resign or be fired, breaking from Senate GOP and Trump
By Alex Miller , Leo Briceno Fox News
Published January 27, 2026 7:28pm EST
A pair of Senate Republicans are demanding that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem lose her job in the wake of a pair of fatal shootings in the midst of the agency's immigration operations in Minnesota.
Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., are no strangers to being critical of the Trump administration, and have again broken from their party in calling for Noem to either step aside or be fired by President Donald Trump.
They join several Senate Democrats who have demanded accountability for the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good in the midst of DHS' immigration operations in Minneapolis, Minn. It also comes as Senate Democrats are threatening to shut the government down in their bid to sideline the DHS funding bill.
When pressed on whether Noem should resign, Murkowski noted that she voted for her confirmation last year.
"I think the President needs to look at who he has in place as the Secretary of Homeland Security. I would not support her again, and I think it probably is time for her to step down," she said.
Trump on Tuesday said that Noem was doing a "very good job." When asked if she would be stepping down, he said "no."
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