{"id":2367731,"date":"2024-11-12T11:51:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-surprisingly-picks-kristi-noem-to-fill-key-administration-position-report\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T11:54:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:54:11","slug":"trump-surprisingly-picks-kristi-noem-to-fill-key-administration-position-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-surprisingly-picks-kristi-noem-to-fill-key-administration-position-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Surprisingly Picks Kristi Noem to Fill Key Administration Position: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-surprisingly-picks-kristi-noem-to-fill-key-administration-position-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2367731&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a surprising move reported early Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump has nominated South Dakota Governor \u2064Kristi Noem \u200cto lead the\u2064 Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Noem\u2019s past \u2064experience includes serving as both a state representative and a U.S. representative, and she is known for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-uses-executive-order-to-crack-down-on-soros-funded-prosecutor-over-dereliction-of-duty\/\" title=\"DeSantis takes action against Soros-backed prosecutor for &#039;neglecting responsibilities&#039; through executive order.\">strong conservative stance<\/a> and support for Trump. Her selection indicates Trump&#8217;s intention to prioritize immigration enforcement, as she will be supported by \u200dhardline advisors\u200d Stephen Miller and Tom Homan.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2062Noem&#8217;s nomination\u2063 could raise concerns due to her limited experience \u2063in homeland security and the fact that she does not govern a border state. Her personal\u200b controversies and the need\u200c for Senate\u200b confirmation could complicate her approval process. Should she be confirmed, Noem will replace Alejandro Mayorkas and become the\u200b eighth non-acting DHS\u200d secretary in the agency\u2019s history. While Noem&#8217;s nomination represents a break from the Washington establishment, it \u200balso comes with both potential \u200bchallenges and her significant \u2064political baggage.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a surprise move that broke in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-poll-watcher-it-expert-non-trump-supporter-affidavit-sudden-surge-of-20000-mail-in-votes-for-biden-in-early-hours-on-nov\/\" title=\"GA Poll Watcher, IT Expert, Non-Trump Supporter Affidavit: Sudden Surge of 20,000 Mail-In-Votes For Biden In Early Hours On Nov\">early hours<\/a> of Tuesday morning, President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly picked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>Noem, who is in her second term as governor, has previously served as both a state and U.S. representative.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Noem will be tapped to take over the agency as two key immigration hardliners &mdash; Stephen Miller and Tom Homan &mdash; are slated to serve in senior roles, signaling Trump is serious about his promise to crack down on his immigration pledges,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/12\/politics\/kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With his selection of Noem, Trump is ensuring a loyalist will head an agency he prioritizes and that is key to his domestic agenda.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear what Noem&rsquo;s relationship would be with &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republican-candidates-criticize-vice-president-kamala-harris-for-her-role-as-border-czar\/\" title=\"Senate Republican candidates criticize Vice President Kamala Harris for her role as &quot;border czar.\">border czar&#038;rdquo<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tom-homan-speaks-selected-trumps-border-czar-dont-care-people-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homan<\/a> or Miller, although &mdash; as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-11-12\/trump-picks-south-dakota-governor-noem-for-homeland-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> notes &mdash; her position requires Senate confirmation while neither Homan or Miller do.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The choice of the 52-year-old Noem is one that&rsquo;s bound to raise some eyebrows &mdash; and it represents the first risky, outside-the-box staffing pick for the incoming Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>On one hand, Noem is a solid, outspoken conservative who has been an enthusiastic Trump backer and has experience running a state bureaucracy. The former part might prove to be more valuable; with the Noem pick, Trump&rsquo;s team is signaling that they want to avoid Washington establishment figures when it comes to implementing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s border security policy, something that proved to be an impediment during the former president&rsquo;s first term.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s initial DHS secretary was former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dhs-announces-homeland-intelligence-experts-group-conservatives-immediately-notice-huge-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gen. John Kelly<\/a>, who would go on to become Trump&rsquo;s chief of staff. Kelly and Trump would have a fractious relationship, and the former general was briefly relevant during the final stages of the 2024 campaign for claiming, absent any evidence, that Trump had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/massive-media-failures-prove-trump-hit-pieces-arent-working-anymore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly was subsequently replaced by Kirstjen Nielsen, a Bush 43 administration staffer who had also served as Kelly&rsquo;s chief of staff while he was at DHS. Both were Beltway insiders, as were three other interim DHS secretaries under Trump who didn&rsquo;t undergo Senate confirmation; Noem, on the other hand, would be expected to bring an anti-establishment tenor to the department if she is confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>However, Noem has limited experience in homeland security and doesn&rsquo;t even govern a border state, meaning her familiarity with the secretary&rsquo;s purview might be limited.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kristi-noem-defends-jason-aldean-offers-country-artist-incredible-location-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noem<\/a> brings some personal baggage to what could potentially be a contentious confirmation process.<\/p>\n<p>The South Dakota governor was once considered a rising star in the Republican Party, particularly for her willingness to buck COVID-19 lockdown measures. There was even talk of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kristi-noems-reason-not-running-president-subtle-jab-running-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mounting a presidential run<\/a> in 2024 or being picked as Donald Trump&rsquo;s running mate.<\/p>\n<p>However, a series missteps damaged her public standing in the run-up to the presidential cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, Noem took serious flak for a passage in her book, &ldquo;No Going Back: The Truth on What&rsquo;s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward,&rdquo; in which she wrote about shooting and killing an &ldquo;untrainable&rdquo; 14-month-old hunting dog in a gravel pit &mdash; and tried to spin it as an example of leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was not a pleasant job,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2024\/apr\/26\/trump-kristi-noem-shot-dog-and-goat-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>, &ldquo;but it had to be done. And after it was over, I realized another unpleasant job needed to be done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While the attention paid to the passage was arguably out of proportion to what Noem actually wrote, it was compounded by a series of other missteps, both major and minor. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/09\/15\/kristi-noem-corey-lewandowski-affair-shakes-up-trump-running-mate-stakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rumors<\/a> of a poorly concealed extramarital affair with a Trump aide popped up frequently in coverage of the governor when she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senator-everything-can-land-trumps-vp-spot-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">being considered for veep<\/a>, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">social media video promoting<\/a> a Texas dental practice in March led to both ridicule from the liberal media and a lawsuit from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/kristi-noem-faces-lawsuit-promoting-texas-dentist-social-media-rcna143325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">activist group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If confirmed, Noem will replace outgoing Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mayorkas-full-confidence-kimberly-cheatle-jaw-dropping-statement-less-48-hours-trump-nearly-killed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alejandro Mayorkas<\/a> and become the eighth non-acting Homeland Security secretary in the DHS&rsquo; 22-year history.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Currently in her second term, Noem has experience as both a state and U.S. representative. According to CNN, &#8220;Noem will be appointed to lead the agency alongside key immigration hardliners Stephen Miller and Tom Homan, indicating Trump&#8217;s commitment to his immigration agenda.&#8221; This selection suggests that Trump aims to have a loyalist at the helm of an agency crucial to his domestic policies. However, it remains uncertain how Noem will collaborate with Homan or Miller since her appointment requires Senate confirmation while theirs do not.<\/p>\n<p>At 52 years old, Noem&#8217;s selection is notable and marks a bold staffing choice for Trump&#8217;s administration. She is a strong conservative supporter of Trump with experience managing state operations. The decision reflects Trump&#8217;s desire to steer clear of Washington insiders in implementing border security policies\u2014an approach that faced challenges during his first term.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s initial DHS secretary was General John Kelly, whose relationship with Trump was tumultuous; he later made controversial claims about Trump\u2019s views on Hitler during the 2024 campaign. Kelly was succeeded by Kirstjen Nielsen from the Bush administration\u2014both were part of the political establishment unlike Noem who could bring an outsider perspective if confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>However, Noem lacks extensive homeland security experience and does not govern a border state which may limit her understanding of relevant issues. Additionally, she faces potential hurdles in her confirmation process due to past controversies affecting her reputation within the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>If confirmed, she would succeed Alejandro Mayorkas as the eighth non-acting secretary in DHS history since its inception 22 years ago<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2367732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/trump-and-noem.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4106,13993,32359,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2367731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-administration","tag-appointment","tag-kristi-noem","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/trump-and-noem.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2367731"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2367735,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367731\/revisions\/2367735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2367732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}