{"id":2386918,"date":"2025-01-06T12:45:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-need-kristi-noem-confirmed-for-dhs-secretary-on-jan-20-jeff-landry-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T12:45:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:45:39","slug":"we-need-kristi-noem-confirmed-for-dhs-secretary-on-jan-20-jeff-landry-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-need-kristi-noem-confirmed-for-dhs-secretary-on-jan-20-jeff-landry-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We need\u2019 Kristi Noem confirmed for DHS secretary on Jan. 20: Jeff Landry &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fwe-need-kristi-noem-confirmed-for-dhs-secretary-on-jan-20-jeff-landry-washington-examiner%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=2386918&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>Governor Jeff Landry of Louisiana \u2062has joined\u200d a growing number of Republican lawmakers urging \u2062for the swift confirmation\u200d of Kristi Noem,the Governor of South Dakota,as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland\u2063 Security. This \u2064push comes in the wake of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-reject-measure-to-provide-funds-for-israels-iron-dome-block-attempts-to-sanction-hamas-reports\/\" title=\"Democrats Reject Measure To Provide Funds For Israel\u2019s Iron Dome, Block Attempts To Sanction Hamas: Reports\">recent terrorist attack<\/a> in New Orleans, which resulted in\u2063 critically important casualties. Landry emphasized the need for prompt action to support the \u2064victims&#8217; families and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">enhance national security<\/a>, particularly with the upcoming Super Bowl in New Orleans. He \u2063highlighted the critical\u2062 importance of having Noem confirmed promptly following President Donald trump&#8217;s inauguration on January\u2063 20.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;We need&rsquo; Kristi Noem confirmed for DHS secretary on Jan. 20: Jeff Landry<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1928176\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) is the latest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3276815\/graham-ready-confirm-trump-nominees-nation-iunder-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a growing number of Republican lawmakers<\/a> calling for President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> national security team to be confirmed in an expedited manner, specifically stating &ldquo;we need&rdquo; Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kristi Noem<\/a> (R-SD) confirmed as the new secretary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Landry&rsquo;s call comes after a New Year&rsquo;s terrorist attack in New Orleans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/louisiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Louisiana<\/a>, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdsu.com\/article\/new-orleans-terror-attack-jabbar-live-updates\/63320965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">killed over a dozen people and injured another 35<\/a>. In the days since the attack, Landry cited how it is important to &ldquo;support the families&rdquo; of the victims amid the investigation, with his focus being to &ldquo;protect the homeland.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As such, he has stressed that Noem needs to be confirmed right after Trump&rsquo;s inauguration on Jan. 20, citing how New Orleans is preparing to host the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Super Bowl<\/a> game next month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3226778\/trump-reportedly-selects-kristi-noem-to-head-department-of-homeland-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Noem was nominated by Trump for the DHS secretary role<\/a> about a week after he won the 2024 election, and her confirmation is &ldquo;something that the Senate could do&rdquo; right after Trump is back in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, Chuck Schumer knows about terror. He is from New York; he knows how important it is to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-biden-to-unveil-immigration-agenda-next-tuesday\/\" title=\"Psaki: Biden to unveil immigration agenda next Tuesday\">homeland security secretary<\/a> in place,&rdquo; Landry explained on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy<\/em>. &ldquo;We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t need any gaps, and what I&rsquo;m doing at this time is calling on the Senate Democrats to aid the Senate Republicans and ensure that on the 20th, after Donald Trump is sworn in, that she becomes confirmed. We need that!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2744694&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=ae5154aa7dcff38e01210e130bf99520\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the wake of the terrorist attack, Landry issued a call to &ldquo;crush&rdquo; terrorism, stating that &ldquo;we allow&rdquo; the war on it to never end. He also cited how the terrorist attack on New Year&rsquo;s Day struck at an &ldquo;unprecedented time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the confirmation process for Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet nominees, Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kotatv.com\/2025\/01\/06\/dusty-johnson-says-noem-will-be-great-secretary-homeland-security-ahead-trumps-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-ron-desantis-vast-majority-of-new-floridians-back-gop\/\" title=\"Gov. Ron DeSantis: Vast Majority of New Floridians Back GOP\">expressed enthusiasm<\/a> for Noem&rsquo;s confirmation<\/a>, stating she would be &ldquo;great&rdquo; in the position. He referenced how Noem &ldquo;understands the problem at the border&rdquo; as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2820196\/kristi-noem-visits-texas-southern-border-amid-trump-vice-presidential-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">she visited the southern border<\/a> during the Biden presidency.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beyond hosting the Super Bowl this year, New Orleans just finished hosting the annual Sugar Bowl game Thursday, which Louisiana Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3274135\/louisiana-attorney-general-sugar-bowl-postponed-again-terrorist-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Liz Murrill expressed hesitancy<\/a> to host the day after the attack. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3274137\/jeff-landry-dismisses-safety-concerns-sugar-bowl-terrorist-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Landry pushed not to allow fear to &ldquo;paralyze us<\/a>&rdquo; and opted to attend the game himself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3275450\/biden-new-orleans-january-6-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Joe Biden will visit the city of New Orleans on Monday<\/a> and will be accompanied by his wife, first lady Jill Biden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1928176\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1928176\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Landry urges quick confirmation of Kristi Noem as DHS secretary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2386919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jeff-Landry-Kristi-Noem-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44897,47993,32359,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2386918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dhs-secretary","tag-jeff-landry","tag-kristi-noem","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jeff-Landry-Kristi-Noem-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386918","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2386918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2386922,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386918\/revisions\/2386922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2386919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2386918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2386918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2386918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}