Kristi Noem once led a dog to a gravel pit and ended its life with the cold precision of a mafia hit. On Thursday, the homeland security secretary confronted the grim truth that she, too, was expendable. Like other members of Team Trump, she had assumed that ostentatious displays of fealty to the president would insulate her. Noem told members of Congress that Trump had been aware of the campaign in advance, but Trump disputed that in an interview with Reuters. But he wouldn’t lift a finger after two Americans were killed by her federal agents?”Indeed, many will regard Noem as the worst homeland security secretary yet seen.

Source: The Guardian March 06, 2026 15:52 UTC