{"id":2367888,"date":"2024-11-12T16:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T21:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noem-isnt-courageous-enough-to-run-homeland-security\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T16:17:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T21:17:48","slug":"kristi-noem-isnt-courageous-enough-to-run-homeland-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noem-isnt-courageous-enough-to-run-homeland-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristi Noem Isn&#8217;t Courageous Enough To Run Homeland Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fkristi-noem-isnt-courageous-enough-to-run-homeland-security%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=2367888&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>Multiple sources report that President-elect Donald \u2062Trump is considering nominating South \u2063Dakota Governor Kristi \u2063Noem as Homeland Security Secretary, based on claims from\u200c CNN and anonymous sources. However, critics argue that Noem lacks the courage needed for \u200cthis critical role. Allegations indicate that several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">top aides<\/a> have left her office due to\u200c her inconsistent policies that contradict Trump\u2019s core principles, particularly regarding issues\u2062 like gender identity in\u200b sports and children\u2019s\u200d exposure \u200cto explicit content. Noem\u2064 is accused of prioritizing the interests of lobbyists over the desires of \u200bher\u2064 constituents, especially in relation to healthcare policies that defy conservative\u2062 values. Additionally, despite her public image\u200b of resilience for not \u200cshutting down her\u200b state during COVID-19, critics doubt her commitment\u200c to strong leadership, citing her acceptance of poorly vetted refugees. the piece argues against her suitability for\u200d a position of such responsibility within the Trump administration, emphasizing that someone who compromises or fails to defend their stated\u200b beliefs \u200cshould\u200b not \u2062hold \u2063a significant government position.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Multiple outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-selects-south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">say<\/a>, based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/kristi-noem-trump-cabinet-homeland-security-703f42e9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">largely<\/a> on claims from CNN via anonymous sources, that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his Homeland Security secretary. While Noem is certainly skilled at promoting herself, she doesn&rsquo;t have the courage required for this role.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous top aides fled Noem&rsquo;s office after she <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/03\/24\/kristi-noem-running-the-mike-pence-play-to-help-leftists-control-the-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lied to voters<\/a> about sabotaging <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/12\/23\/south-dakota-university-regents-to-protect-kids-but-not-adults-from-explicit-shows-on-public-property\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">policies<\/a> key to Trump&rsquo;s win &mdash; policies acknowledging that men and women are different. Requiring men to stay out of women&rsquo;s sports and sanctioning <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/12\/23\/south-dakota-university-regents-to-protect-kids-but-not-adults-from-explicit-shows-on-public-property\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">those who give sex shows to kids<\/a> should have been easy for her to back as the governor of a deep-red non-border state.<\/p>\n<p>But, as The Federalist reported, Noem chose to side against her own voters on behalf of some of her state&rsquo;s biggest lobbyists in the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/01\/06\/if-kristi-noem-were-the-most-conservative-governor-in-america-shed-cut-ties-with-south-dakotas-trans-mutilation-biz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">corrupt health-industrial complex<\/a><\/a>. That&rsquo;s the same complex that Trump has promised he&rsquo;s going to take down at the federal level with Robert F. Kennedy&rsquo;s &ldquo;Make America Healthy Again&rdquo; team.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Noem&rsquo;s &ldquo;top advisor&rdquo; had lobbying clients that <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/03\/24\/kristi-noem-running-the-mike-pence-play-to-help-leftists-control-the-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">included<\/a> a state hospital system that profited from amputating the healthy genitals of minors. And when she was called out on this by the likes of Tucker Carlson, Noem&rsquo;s defense was that she&rsquo;s scared to engage in lawsuits on behalf of Americans&rsquo; obvious best interests.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The entire point of this bill is to help women have legal recourse against being forced to compete against men. Noem says she&#8217;s TERRIFIED to allow legal fights (?) much less spend time on them, and instead offers, and I&#8217;m not joking, a petition governors can sign. YIKES. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cbEJMBoVYt\">https:\/\/t.co\/cbEJMBoVYt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mollie (@MZHemingway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MZHemingway\/status\/1374165433272696833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It should go without saying that anyone who is scared of lawsuits should not be part of the Trump administration, especially anyone involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-budget-falls-short-on-combatting-illegal-immigration-top-democrat\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Budget \u2018Falls Short\u2019 on Combatting Illegal Immigration: Top Democrat\">combatting illegal immigration<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If confirmed, Noem would oversee an agency with a wide-ranging mission,&rdquo; the Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/kristi-noem-trump-cabinet-homeland-security-703f42e9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">notes<\/a>. &ldquo;The department is responsible for natural disasters, cybersecurity and transportation security, in addition to its central role in immigration enforcement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Noem has an undeserved reputation for courage because she was the only governor not to shut down her state in the name of Covid. But that reputation is completely undeserved. The truth is, she <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/03\/26\/kristi-noem-would-be-a-disaster-as-donald-trumps-veep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attempted<\/a> to get the power to shut down South Dakota, but the state legislature refused to give it to her.<\/p>\n<p>She hasn&rsquo;t been able to stand for much of anything as governor, which puts in doubt her ability to take a hard line at DHS. Indeed, directly pertinent to the DHS job, Noem was one of the first governors to accept poorly vetted foreigners that are often falsely labeled &ldquo;refugees.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Noem: South Dakota open to additional refugees in 2020 <\/p>\n<p>Remember that Kristi Noem was one of the first to accept Somali and other refugees without vetting.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eVP5uGliZV\">https:\/\/t.co\/eVP5uGliZV<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; John Cardillo (@johncardillo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johncardillo\/status\/1856402262840480144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It&rsquo;s true: Homeland Security is a thankless job. Corporate media will drag any Homeland secretary over the coals. But Noem doesn&rsquo;t have the constitution to respond like Trump&rsquo;s border czar Tom Homan and tell corporate media they can go to H-E-Double Hockey Sticks. Instead, when she&rsquo;s rightly asked about serious leadership failures, she hits her fainting couch, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/01\/13\/gov-kristi-noem-releases-ad-falsely-claiming-she-never-backed-down-from-protecting-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lies to cover her tracks<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/03\/24\/dear-kristi-noem-criticizing-cowardly-politicians-isnt-cancel-culture-its-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">whines<\/a> about &ldquo;cancel culture.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Noem is a coward who back-stabs her own party. She went on a sabotage spree against members of her own party who showed she was telling voters she was against trans insanity while working behind the scenes to keep it going. <\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s already enough of that kind of drama complicating Trump&rsquo;s policy priorities thanks to anti-Trump Republicans populating the House and Senate. No one with that track record should be rewarded with a high position like a Cabinet secretary. On principle, anyone who backs down and lies about it when things get difficult is not fit for any administration, especially a Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Noem&rsquo;s track record is not the behavior of a leader serious enough to helm an agency that has turned the federal antiterrorism apparatus on normal Americans, labeling stances such as support for life from conception and responsibly owning guns as signs of &ldquo;domestic extremism.&rdquo;  Someone who shoots the messengers exposing her double-dealing is exactly the wrong person to put in charge of a counterterrorism apparatus already targeting Americans over their constitutionally protected speech.<\/p>\n<p>Trump previously put a bobblehead at Homeland Security, and it resulted in the Anonymous book and the moronic Miles Taylor. Cabinet jobs are too important for weak women who are in politics because they look like a model. People like that should leave politics to those with the courage to tell the truth and act on its behalf. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Joy Pullmann is executive editor of The Federalist. Her new book with Regnery is &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/false-colors-the-flag-of-our-occupation-joy-pullmann\/20707173?ean=9781684515875\">False Flag: Why Queer Politics Mean the End of America<\/a>.&#8221;  A happy wife and the mother of six children, her ebooks include &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/R1JL\">Classic Books For Young Children<\/a>,&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/a2Jzp\">101 Strategies For Living Well Amid Inflation<\/a>.&#8221;      An 18-year education and politics reporter, Joy has testified before nearly two dozen legislatures on education policy and appeared on major media including Tucker Carlson, CNN, Fox News, OANN, NewsMax, Ben Shapiro, and Dennis Prager. Joy is a grateful graduate of the Hillsdale College honors and journalism programs who identifies as native American and gender natural.  Joy is also the cofounder of a high-performing Christian classical school and the author and coauthor of classical curricula.    Her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/professor-banned-from-christian-campus-for-criticizing-identity-politics-settles-case\/\" title=\"Professor settles case after criticizing identity politics on Christian campus\">traditionally published books<\/a> also include &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Education-Invasion-Parents-Control-American\/dp\/1594038813\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1486730068&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=education+invasion\">The Education Invasion: How Common Core Fights Parents for Control of American Kids<\/a>,&#8221; from Encounter Books.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reports suggest Trump may nominate Kristi Noem for Homeland Security, but her courage is questioned<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":519,"featured_media":2367889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/50751295778_a2617a4032_k.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[19867,44871,32359,5191,5894],"class_list":["post-2367888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-courage","tag-homeland-security","tag-kristi-noem","tag-leadership","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/50751295778_a2617a4032_k.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367888","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\/519"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2367888"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2367892,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367888\/revisions\/2367892"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2367889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}