{"id":2391648,"date":"2025-01-17T10:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noem-tells-senate-that-border-security-is-a-sacred-trust-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T10:43:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:43:40","slug":"kristi-noem-tells-senate-that-border-security-is-a-sacred-trust-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noem-tells-senate-that-border-security-is-a-sacred-trust-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristi Noem tells Senate that border security is a &#8216;sacred trust&#8217; &#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\">28<\/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-tells-senate-that-border-security-is-a-sacred-trust-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=2391648&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-partners-drag-queen-with-kermit-the-frog-to-host-lgbtq-pride-concert\/\" title=\"Disney Partners Drag Queen With Kermit The Frog To Host LGBTQ Pride Concert\">content appears<\/a> to \u2063be an excerpt from a news article discussing \u200bKristi Noem, the Governor of South Dakota adn President-elect Donald \u2062Trump&#8217;s nominee \u200cfor the Department\u2064 of Homeland Security. \u2063During \u200dher <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">confirmation hearing<\/a>, Noem emphasized \u200bthe importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">border security<\/a>, describing it as a &#8220;sacred\u200b trust.&#8221;\u2063 The\u2062 article likely elaborates on her commitments and\u2062 views regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">homeland security<\/a> and immigration policies, an essential topic in\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflix-wwii-documentary-refers-to-nazi-holiday-home-as-hitlers-mar-a-lago\/\" title=\"Netflix WWII documentary describes Nazi retreat as &#039;Hitler&#039;s Mar-a-Lago\">contemporary political\u2062 discourse<\/a>.  <\/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\">Kristi Noem says border security a &lsquo;sacred trust&rsquo; in Senate confirmation hearing<\/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_1879694\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kristi Noem<\/a> (R-SD),&nbsp;vowed to prioritize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">border security<\/a> nationwide should she be confirmed by the Senate to carry out the Republican administration&rsquo;s vision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Securing our homeland is a serious, sacred trust that must be relentlessly pursued and can never be taken for granted,&rdquo; Noem said in her opening statement before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3264173\/trump-sprawling-business-empire-fresh-ethics-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S SPRAWLING BUSINESS EMPIRE POSES FRESH ETHICS TEST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Being safe within our borders here in America is critical, and yet, Americans feel less safe than they have felt in decades,&rdquo; Noem said. &ldquo;For the first time in 30 years, more than 40% of Americans are afraid to walk alone at night within a mile. President-elect Trump is going to change that.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Noem was introduced by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/John-Thune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD), who described her as a champion back home. Thune&rsquo;s endorsement was a not-so-subtle nod to senators to confirm Noem.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Securing the homeland is the &hellip; No. 1 constitutional priority as a Congress, and it is, for sure, the No. 1 priority of the voters in the last election, and it is the No. 1 priority for President Donald Trump,&rdquo; said Cramer. &ldquo;Naturally, he would say, &lsquo;Who is the toughest, smartest, most capable protector that I know? I think I&rsquo;d like to find a ranch woman, mom, grandmother, who knows how to protect her own.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thune added that he believed Noem, the governor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/South-Dakota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">South Dakota<\/a> since 2019 and a former House lawmaker, &ldquo;possesses&rdquo; the skill set necessary to oversee the 260,000 employees at the DHS.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to require a tremendous amount of persistence and determination, which I think she has, an enormous amount of energy, which she has in abundance, and frankly, what I would say is just absolute toughness can take some, some tough and hard leadership to get things back in order,&rdquo; said Thune.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The hearing launched shortly after 9 a.m. ET, when Noem entered, greeted members of the committee and shook their hands.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Rand-Paul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rand Paul<\/a> (R-KY) instructed those in the audience not to disrupt the meeting and warned that members of the U.S. Capitol Police &ldquo;have been asked to escort anyone immediately&rdquo; if attendees interrupted proceedings. Earlier this week, protesters disrupted the confirmation hearing for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Trump&rsquo;s choice for secretary of state.&nbsp;<\/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_1879694\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1879694\"}});<\/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>Kristi Noem calls border security a &#8216;sacred trust&#8217; in Senate hearing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2842,"featured_media":2391649,"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\/kristi-noem-dhs-secretary.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33709,32359,3740],"class_list":["post-2391648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-border-security","tag-kristi-noem","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/kristi-noem-dhs-secretary.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391648","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\/2842"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391648"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391652,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391648\/revisions\/2391652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}